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Evodactyl

Configuring Wings

Wings reads its configuration from /etc/pterodactyl/config.yml. The Evodactyl panel generates that file for you once a node is created.

Create a node in the admin UI

In the Panel, navigate to Admin → Nodes → New Node. Fill in:

  • Name — a display name for the node (e.g. node-us-1).
  • Location — the location this node belongs to (create one under Admin → Locations first if needed).
  • FQDN — the publicly reachable DNS name Wings will listen on.
  • Communicate Over SSL — enable this unless you really want plaintext.
  • Daemon Port — usually 8080.
  • Daemon SFTP Port — usually 2022.

After saving, open the node’s Configuration tab. The Panel renders a config.yml ready to paste into /etc/pterodactyl/config.yml on the node host — along with a one-line wings configure command that pairs the node with the Panel using an auth token.

Pair the node

Terminal window
cd /etc/pterodactyl && sudo wings configure \
    --panel-url https://panel.example.com \
    --token <generated-token> \
    --node <node-id>

This writes /etc/pterodactyl/config.yml on the host. Next step is to run Wings as a systemd service — see Running Wings as a service.