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Pelican
GameAP
A high-performance control panel that runs natively on Linux and Windows. Written in Go. The plugin system lets you extend the panel without touching the core.
Pelican Panel
A modern fork of Pterodactyl built on Laravel and Filament. Ships a polished UI and a guided in-browser installer, but keeps the same Wings daemon — so game servers still run inside Docker containers on Linux only.
Feature comparison
How GameAP and Pelican stack up across the features that matter most.
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Base game servers management
Install, start, stop, restart and configure game servers.
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File manager
In-browser file browsing and editing, archive extraction.
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REST API
Documented HTTP API for automation and integrations.
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Resource statistics & graphs
Built-in CPU, RAM and network monitoring with historical charts.
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Plugin system
Extend the panel with installable plugins and integrations.
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Docker required
Whether the panel forces all game servers to run inside Docker.
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Optional | Required |
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Native daemon (no containers)
Runs game servers as native processes without container overhead.
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Windows support
Ability to install the panel and run game servers natively on Windows.
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Performance
Overall responsiveness and resource footprint of the control plane.
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High performance | Low performance |
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Installation complexity
How quickly you can get the panel up and running.
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Easy, one command | Many manual steps |
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License
Open-source license used by the project.
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MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
Why GameAP
High performance
The Go-based daemon sips RAM and CPU, staying responsive even on modest hardware.
Linux and Windows natively
Run the panel and game servers without containers on either operating system.
Docker is optional
Deploy on bare-metal, a VPS, or containers — Docker stays an option, never a requirement.
Plugin ecosystem
Install plugins from the catalog with one click and extend the panel without touching the core.
Easy installation
One command and the panel is up and running in minutes — no multi-step setup guides.
Permissive MIT license
MIT license without AGPL copyleft restrictions — use and embed GameAP freely in your projects.