# How to Deploy a Pterodactyl Game Server with Docker

DevFeed: [How to Deploy a Pterodactyl Game Server with Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/i-built-the-perfect-game-server-with-pterodactyl-and-docker-10650.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://technotim.com/posts/pterodactyl-game-server/>)

Author: Techno Tim

Published: 2022-04-30T13:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Techno Tim](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techno-tim.md>)

Topics: [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>)

Tags: [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [docker-containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-containers.md>), [game-servers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/game-servers.md>), [games](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/games.md>), [homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/homelab.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [install](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/install.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to deploy a Pterodactyl dedicated game server using Docker containers, including the Pterodactyl Panel, game server nodes, and the Wings agent. It also covers reverse-proxy configuration and stack setup.

## Source excerpt

Pterodactyl is a free an open source dedicated game server.It comes with both a panel to configure and deploy your game servers as well as game server nodes to run your games.It runs games in Docker containers to keep them isolated and making them easier than ever to deploy.We're going to also use Docker to create our Pterodactyl server and the Wings agent making this truly Docker to the core. ...