Exploring the panel

Your panel is a full installation of Pterodactyl, the open-source game server management software. Here are its screens, in the order you will come across them. The Pterodactyl interface is in English: button names are given as they appear.

Logging in

Open https://your-name.nebus.fr and log in with the username and initial password shown in the client area (see Logging in to your panel).

Pterodactyl panel login page: Username or Email and Password fields, Login button — The login page. *Forgot password?* sends a reset link to the account's address.

The server list

This is the home page. Each row is a server, with the address to give your players and what it uses (CPU, memory, disk) compared to its limits. The coloured bar on the right shows its state: green running, yellow starting, red stopped.

List of two servers, Site vitrine (Node.js) and Bot Discord (Python), with their address and usage — Two running servers. As an administrator, the *Showing your servers* switch also shows other accounts' servers.

The icons at the top right: search, server list, administration (cogs, for administrators), your account, log out.

Managing a server

Click a server to open its interface. The tabs at the top group everything you need day to day:

Tab	What for
Console	Start, restart, stop, follow the logs live and type commands.
Files	Browse, upload, edit and compress the server's files.
Databases	Create MySQL databases for the server.
Schedules	Schedule tasks: restart, command, backup.
Users	Give other people access to the server.
Backups	Create, download and restore backups.
Network	See and manage the server's ports.
Startup	Startup command, version (Docker image) and egg settings.
Settings	SFTP access, server name, reinstall.
Activity	History of who did what on the server.

Console

The Start, Restart and Stop buttons control the server. The field at the bottom of the console sends a command to the program (for example say Hello on Minecraft).

Files

File manager with the Create Directory, Upload and New File buttons — The file manager. The … menu on each row lets you rename, move, compress, download or delete.

The panel's text editor open on index.js, with syntax highlighting and the Save Content button — Clicking a text file opens it in the editor. Remember to *Save Content*.

For large uploads, use SFTP: see Files and SFTP.

Databases

The number of databases allowed is set per server in the administration (Database Limit). Details and phpMyAdmin: Databases.

Schedules

Create schedule, choose the frequency (minute, hour, day…), then add one or more tasks: send a command, a power action (restart…) or create a backup.

Server users

Users tab with no subuser and the New User button — Add a friend or a moderator with *New User* and choose their permissions precisely.

See Users and access.

Backups

Backups are stored on your disk: see Backups.

Network

With the shared address, ports are chosen among the 100 reserved for you; with the dedicated IP option, you can add any. See Ports and connection.

Startup

Settings

Reinstall Server runs the egg installation again: depending on the egg, files may be replaced. Make a backup first.

Your account

Account page: changing the password and the e-mail address, enabling two-step verification — Click your avatar at the top right: password, e-mail, two-step verification, API keys and SSH keys.

Turn on two-step verification (Enable Two-Step) as soon as you first log in.

The administration

The cogs at the top right open the Pterodactyl administration, for administrator accounts only.

Pterodactyl administration home with the menu Overview, Settings, Application API, Databases, Locations, Nodes, Servers, Users, Mounts, Nests — The administration. The left-hand menu gives access to the whole panel.

Menu	Content	At Nebus
Settings	Panel name, security (mandatory two-step verification…)	E-mail sending is configured by Nebus (Mail tab hidden).
Application API	Keys to automate the panel	The “Nebus” key is hidden: it is used for installation.
Databases	Database servers	The “Nebus” server is provided and locked.
Locations, Nodes	Locations and nodes	A single node, managed by Nebus (see below).
Servers	Create and configure servers	Free.
Users	Panel accounts	Free.
Mounts, Nests	Shared folders, server templates (eggs)	Free.

Creating a server

Create Server form: name, owner, Nebus node, default port, limits and resources — *Servers → Create New*: name, owner, port, then memory, disk and CPU.

Rest of the form: Generic nest, Node.js generic egg, Docker image and egg variables — At the bottom of the form: the nest and the egg (here *Generic → Node.js generic*), the version and the egg settings.

Every field is explained in Creating a server.

Nests and eggs

List of nests: Minecraft, Source Engine, Voice Servers, Rust and Generic — The nests provided: Pterodactyl's own, plus *Generic* added by Nebus.

An egg is a server template (how to install and run it); a nest groups eggs. Your panel comes with:

Minecraft: Paper, Vanilla, Forge, Sponge, BungeeCord (see Minecraft);
Source Engine: Garry's Mod, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Insurgency, ARK…;
Voice Servers: Mumble, TeamSpeak 3; Rust;
Generic: Node.js generic and Python generic, for your bots and apps (see Node.js and Python bots and apps).

Generic nest containing the Node.js generic and Python generic eggs — The *Generic* nest. The download button exports an egg; *Import Egg* (previous page) adds one.

For another game, import its egg (JSON file) with Import Egg: the community maintains hundreds of them.

The Nebus node

Its address, ports and resources (memory, disk) match your plan exactly: they are locked and automatically follow a plan change. You can change its name and description. See Resources and limits.

Over-allocation, on the other hand, is free (Overallocate set by Nebus to 100000%): your servers may get more than your plan in total, see Over-allocating in your panel.

Accounts

Next step: create your first server.