Updating the Panel
This documentation covers the process for updating within the 1.x series of releases. This means updating from
— for example — 1.5.0 to 1.6.0. Do not use this guide for upgrading from 0.7.
Panel Version Requirements​
Each version of Pterodactyl Panel also has a corresponding minimum version of Wings that is required for it to run. Please see the chart below for how these versions line up. In most cases your base Wings version should match that of your Panel.
| Panel Version | Wings Version | Supported | PHP Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.x | 1.0.x | 7.3, 7.4 | |
| 1.1.x | 1.1.x | 7.3, 7.4 | |
| 1.2.x | 1.2.x | 7.3, 7.4 | |
| 1.3.x | 1.3.x | 7.4, 8.0 | |
| 1.4.x | 1.4.x | 7.4, 8.0 | |
| 1.5.x | 1.4.x | 7.4, 8.0 | |
| 1.6.x | 1.4.x | 7.4, 8.0 | |
| 1.7.x | 1.5.x | 7.4, 8.0 | |
| 1.8.x | 1.6.x | 7.4, 8.0, 8.1 | |
| 1.9.x | 1.6.x | 7.4, 8.0, 8.1 | |
| 1.10.x | 1.7.x | 7.4, 8.0, 8.1 | |
| 1.11.x | 1.11.x | ✅ | 8.1 |
NOTE: There are no 1.8.x, 1.9.x, or 1.10.x releases of Wings.
Update Dependencies​
- PHP
8.1 - Composer
2.X
Support for PHP 7.4 & 8.0 has been removed with the release of 1.11.4. Please upgrade to PHP 8.1
Support for PHP 8.0 is deprecated. Please plan accordingly — PHP 8.1 or newer will be the only supported version in 1.11.4 and beyond.
Before continuing, please ensure that your system and web server configuration has been upgraded to at least PHP 8.1 by running php -v and Composer 2 by running composer --version. You
should see an output similar to the result below. If you do not see at least PHP 8.1 and Composer 2, you will need to upgrade by following
our PHP Upgrade Guide and return to this documentation afterward.
vagrant@pterodactyl:~/app$ php -v
PHP 8.1.5 (cli) (built: Apr 21 2022 10:32:13) (NTS)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.1.5, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
with Zend OPcache v8.1.5, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies
vagrant@pterodactyl:~/app$ composer --version
Composer version 2.3.5 2022-04-13 16:43:00
Self Upgrade​
The self-upgrade is currently in-operable due to issues with some dependencies we make use of. For the time being please perform a manual upgrade until this issue can be resolved.
Manual Upgrade​
If you prefer not to perform the automatic self-upgrade, or need to reference any upgrade steps you can follow the documentation below.
If you've already performed the self-upgrade successfully you do not need to do anything else on this page.
Enter Maintenance Mode​
Whenever you are performing an update you should be sure to place your Panel into maintenance mode. This will prevent users from encountering unexpected errors and ensure everything can be updated before users encounter potentially new features.
cd /var/www/pterodactyl
php artisan down
Download the Update​
The first step in the update process is to download the new panel files from GitHub. The command below will download the release archive for the most recent version of Pterodactyl, save it in the current directory and will automatically unpack the archive into your current folder.
curl -L https://github.com/pterodactyl/panel/releases/latest/download/panel.tar.gz | tar -xzv
Once all of the files are downloaded we need to set the correct permissions on the cache and storage directories to avoid any webserver related errors.
chmod -R 755 storage/* bootstrap/cache
Update Dependencies​
After you've downloaded all of the new files you will need to upgrade the core components of the panel. To do this, simply run the commands below and follow any prompts.
composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
Clear Compiled Template Cache​
You'll also want to clear the compiled template cache to ensure that new and modified templates show up correctly for users.
php artisan view:clear
php artisan config:clear
Database Updates​
You'll also need to update your database schema for the newest version of Pterodactyl. Running the command below will update the schema and ensure the default eggs we ship are up to date (and add any new ones we might have). Just remember, never edit core eggs we ship! They will be overwritten by this update process.
php artisan migrate --seed --force
Set Permissions​
The last step is to set the proper owner of the files to be the user that runs your webserver. In most cases this
is www-data but can vary from system to system — sometimes being nginx, caddy, apache, or even nobody.
# If using NGINX or Apache (not on CentOS):
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/pterodactyl/*
# If using NGINX on CentOS:
chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/pterodactyl/*
# If using Apache on CentOS
chown -R apache:apache /var/www/pterodactyl/*
Restarting Queue Workers​
After every update you should restart the queue worker to ensure that the new code is loaded in and used.
php artisan queue:restart
Exit Maintenance Mode​
Now that everything has been updated you need to exit maintenance mode so that the Panel can resume accepting connections.
php artisan up
Telemetry​
Since 1.11, Pterodactyl will collect anonymous telemetry to help us better understand how the software is being used. To learn more about this feature and to opt-out, please see our Telemetry documentation. Remember to continue with the rest of the upgrade.