Pterodactyl Wings

Lightweight Go daemon linking Docker to the Panel for secure server management.

Activating Wings

If wings.service is failing to start, it will typically activate successfully once it has been fully configured.

Use the generated token (Panel → Admin → Nodes → Select Node → Configuration → Auto-Deploy → Generate Token) to configure Wings.

Once configuration is done, restart Wings:

sudo systemctl restart wings

Service Status

Check whether Wings is running:

systemctl status wings

 Check Docker status:

systemctl status docker

Configuration File

  • Wings requires a configuration file: /etc/pterodactyl/config.yml
  • You must download it from your Pterodactyl Panel after creating a node.

Important Paths

  • Wings binary: /usr/local/bin/wings
  • Configuration directory: /etc/pterodactyl
  • Logs: journalctl -u wings -f

Application Details