03c) Setting up the node

In this section, we will set up the node for the first time. First and foremost, we must create the node using the Panel. When the node is created, it will provide us with a 'config.yml' template to use for our actual 'pt-wings' container.

Don't worry if it sounds complicated; I'll walk you through the process.

Setting up the node

1. Head to the Nodes menu in the Panel web UI:
2. Select the Create New button:
3. Again, you are free to name it whatever you want. In my case, I'll simply call it EuVPSNode01.

4. You can leave the Description field blank or fill it with whatever information you think is necessary.

5. The Location should be set to the one you just created.

6. The Node Visibility should be set to Public (at least for now).

7. Set the FQDN to the reverse proxied URL we created for the pt-wings container. That would be pt-wings.engels.zip in my case.

8. For the Communicate Over SSL, set it to Use SSL Connection.

9. For the Behind Proxy, set it to Behind Proxy.

10. The Daemon Server File Directory should be left at its default value of /var/lib/pterodactyl/volumes. This is where all of the game server data will be stored, in separate folders. This is set in the docker compose example.

11. The Total Memory setting should be set to the total amount of RAM you want to dedicate to game servers. This can be changed later, so don't be concerned if you set it too high or too low. Because I'm using a low-cost VPS with 8GB of RAM total, I'll go with 4GB, which is 4096MB.

12. The Memory Over-Allocation percentage is the percentage by which you will allow the Total Memory limit to be exceeded. I'm going to set mine at 0%.

13. The Total Disk Space should be set to the amount of disk space you want to dedicate to your game servers. This can also be changed later, so don't be concerned if it's too high or too low. I'm going to set mine to 20GB, which is 20480MB.

14. The Disk Over-Allocation percentage is the percentage by which you will allow the Total Disk Space limit to be exceeded. I'm going to set mine at 0%.

15. The Daemon Port should be changed from 8080 to 443, since we're going to run the node from behind a reverse proxied URL, that uses SSL. And for basically all SSL things, it uses 443 as the default port. It's very important to make this change.

16. The Daemon SFTP Port should remain at its default value of 2022. This is the port that every SFTP server created by Pterodactyl Wings will use.

17. Now you select Create Node:
18. After that, it'll continue to IP and Port allocation - so you can go ahead to the next step in this tutorial 👍

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On to the next step!