Can the Pterodactyl App be used in place of a Windows 11 VM?

Apps and Virtualization
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Has anyone yet installed the Pterodactyl Panel in the Apps section, and if so, can you share anything to be aware of?

I am currently on TNS v24.10.2.2, and will likely wait for 25.0.4.2 or later due to having a Win11 VM on which a RAT 4 (7 Days to Die) server manager and ARK Server Manager (hosting a 16-server ARK Survival Evolved cluster) that I want to migrate successfully.

I am thinking of replacing the VM with an instance of Pterodactyl to manage both 7 Days to Die and ASE servers. From what I have read, apps can more easily make the transition from TNS 24.10.2.2 to 25.0.4 than virtual machines can at this time.

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Hey, I’ve looked into this too. Pterodactyl should work for both 7 Days to Die and ARK servers if the Docker images are set up right. Just be ready to handle networking and volume configs manually. It won’t be as plug-and-play as ARK Server Manager, especially for clusters. But yeah, apps do seem to survive SCALE upgrades better than VMs.