I have noticed Pterodactyl is pretty clunky. Installing it can be a pain in the ass if you are not using some unofficial GitHub installer you had to dig up first.
Overall, I think the setup experience is just way more annoying than it should be.
So I decided to make something of my own.
What I am building
I am working on a project like Pterodactyl and Wings, and I named it AetherGo.
The goal is to make something that feels:
- easier to install
- lighter to run
- more stable
- better suited for game servers
- less annoying to maintain
I do not want it to feel like one of those tools that makes you fight the setup before you can even use it.
Why it exists
What I want is a cleaner setup flow, a built-in installer, and a system that does not lean on Docker for game servers.
Instead of that, I want to use something better for this use case, with less overhead and a simpler operational model.
I am also building it with zero-trust in mind, because I want the whole thing to be stricter and safer by default.
Who I am working with
I am working on this with my homie DLX.
Having someone else in the mix makes the project a lot better, because we can split the work, bounce ideas around, and keep the direction from getting too messy.
Where it is going
Right now the focus is on the core foundation:
- installer
- server management
- node handling
- security model
- stability
I want AetherGo to be the kind of project that feels simpler from day one and stays solid later on too.
If I can keep it lightweight, stable, and easy to get running, then I think it will end up being something actually useful.