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 Pterodactyl Panel

Pterodactyl® is a free, open-source game server management panel built with PHP, React, and Go. Designed with security
in mind, Pterodactyl runs all game servers in isolated Docker containers while exposing a beautiful and intuitive
UI to end users.

Stop settling for less. Make game servers a first class citizen on your platform.

 Pterodactyl v2 Beta is Out!

Pterodactyl v2.0.0-beta.1 is now available! The next major version introduces a modernized tech stack, a redesigned admin area, and an extension SDK built into the panel. It remains 100% free and open source under the MIT license.



- Get started with v2
- Upgrade from v1
- Release notes

Development happens on the 2.0-develop branch. The v2 branch is currently in beta, while 1.0-develop remains the current stable release line.

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 Panel Documentation
 Wings Documentation
 Community Guides
 Or, get additional help via Discord

 Sponsors

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the following sponsors for helping fund Pterodactyl's development.
Interested in becoming a sponsor?

| Company                                                                           | About                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Buildurly                                           | Buildurly is a hardware procurement company. They deliver tailored, enterprise-grade hardware solutions designed around your unique needs. From sourcing to delivery, Buildurly's white-glove service ensures a seamless, worry-free, professional experience.                                                                                                                                          |
| Hosturly                                             | Hosturly is an enterprise hosting provider. They provide cost-effective, high-performance, and reliable services, including VPS, Web, Dedicated, and Colocation.                                                                                |
| indifferent broccoli                      | indifferent broccoli is a game server hosting and rental company. With them, you get top-notch computer power for your gaming sessions. They destroy lag, latency, and complexity--letting you focus on the fun stuff.                         |
| Infraly, LLC                                           | Infraly is an infrastructure company powering the next generation of online serv

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Latest release

security release for php2shell (CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619)

- docker image now runs php 8.3.36
- docker image disables session.upload_progress in php-fpm

not using docker? update php to 8.2.35 or 8.3.36 and upgrade every php package together:


sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade 'php8.'


Full Changelog: https://github.com/pterodactyl/panel/compare/v1.15.1...v1.15.2