# Pelican Wings

> Pelican Wings is a self-hosted, open-source daemon that runs game servers in Docker containers with an HTTP API and built-in SFTP for the Pelican panel.

- **Category:** Game Servers
- **Licence:** MIT
- **Latest version:** v1.0.0-rc.1
- **Open source:** oss
- **Languages:** Go
- **Platforms:** Podman, Systemd
- **Tags:** API, Daemon, Sftp, Game Server, Pterodactyl, Panel, Docker, Go, Golang, Linux, Self Hosted, Game hosting, Game servers, Selfhosted, Game Server Hosting, Pelican, Game Panel

## Description

Pelican Wings is the node daemon for the Pelican game hosting panel. It executes each game server inside its own Docker container, exposing an HTTP API for lifecycle control, log retrieval, and backup creation. A built-in SFTP server lets users transfer files with their panel credentials. The daemon installs as a static binary on Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS) and runs under systemd, requiring Docker CE or rootful Podman. Configuration lives in a YAML file generated from the panel. The project is MIT-licensed and currently at release candidate v1.0.0-rc.1.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/pelican/wings)
- [Wings Documentation](https://pelican.dev/docs/wings/install)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/pelican/wings)
- [Discord Community](https://discord.gg/pelican-panel)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/project/wings