Calagopus Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Calagopus hosting and run your game-server control panel on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Calagopus 1.2.5 image with a private PostgreSQL 18 database, creates the administrator with a generated password, switches public sign-up off, sets the application URL to your HTTPS domain and mounts persistent volumes — then you connect your own Wings nodes to run the game servers.

Deploy your Calagopus

No terminal
No technical skills needed
No lock-in, cancel anytime

What is Calagopus?

Calagopus is an open-source game-server management panel. Upstream describes it as a ground-up reimplementation of Pterodactyl Panel in Rust: it keeps container-based game-server management and aims for better performance, a refreshed interface, more features and a cleaner extension model. The frontend uses React, Mantine and Tailwind, and the backend uses Tokio and Axum.

It is the control panel only. Game servers run on separate Calagopus Wings nodes, each on its own host with Docker, and you add them from the admin area. xCloud deploys the panel; you attach the nodes.

From Sign-Up to a Live Panel In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Calagopus panel normally means a container, a PostgreSQL database, an encryption key, a first administrator, a domain and a certificate before the first sign-in. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Calagopus from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then enter the administrator email.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Calagopus image, pinned by immutable digest, with a private PostgreSQL 18 database kept off the public internet, mount the calagopus_data and calagopus_db volumes, generate the encryption key, database password and administrator password, and publish the panel over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Add A Node
Save the generated admin password from the protected installation credentials, open your HTTPS Calagopus URL and sign in as admin. When you have a host with Docker, add it as a Wings node from the admin area.

Everything Calagopus Does, On Your Own Server

The Calagopus panel runs in full here: a web interface, API and WebSocket in one Rust binary, backed by a PostgreSQL database you own.

Locations, Nodes And Servers
Create locations, add nodes and create servers from egg templates. QA created and started a server on a connected Wings node.
A Rust Backend
Upstream builds the backend on Tokio and Axum, and ships the web interface, API and WebSocket as a single binary.
Egg Compatible
Calagopus reuses Pterodactyl-style eggs, including a Rust port of Laravel's validation rules for egg variables.
Extensible Frontend And Backend
Upstream describes first-class extension systems on both sides, with real plugin APIs rather than patches or overrides.
Sign-Up Closed At Install
Public registration is off from the first start, so strangers cannot create accounts. You can turn it on again in the admin settings.
Private PostgreSQL Included
PostgreSQL 18 holds all panel state and is reachable only inside the install's private network, with no published port.

Everything You Need To Run Your Game Server Panel 24/7

Managed hosting for Calagopus, so the parts that keep the panel online are not your problem.

Calagopus 1.2.5 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Admin and database passwords generated
Public sign-up off by default
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Calagopus

Run servers for a community
Give your community one panel to create locations and nodes, then start servers from egg templates, instead of managing each machine separately.
Keep the panel apart from the game hosts
Run the panel on a small dedicated server and put the heavy game processes on separate Wings nodes you connect from the admin area.
Move on from an existing Pterodactyl or Pelican setup
Upstream documents a migration path from Pterodactyl and Pelican, and Calagopus reuses Pterodactyl-style eggs.
Control who can sign up
Public registration is off at install, so access stays with the accounts you create until you choose to turn registration on.

Calagopus Screenshots

The Calagopus admin overview showing the panel's administration area

Calagopus vs Alternatives

Pterodactyl Panel: The project Calagopus reimplements in Rust, according to Calagopus's README. On xCloud the two are separate OneClick apps that can be installed independently.
Hydrodactyl: A separate game-server panel that is a fork of Pterodactyl rather than a Rust rewrite. It has its own OneClick app on xCloud.
Pelican: Another panel in the Pterodactyl lineage. Calagopus's README credits it and documents a migration path from it.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Calagopus hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Calagopus sits alongside other tools on the same server.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Calagopus itself is licensed by its maintainers under the MIT License.

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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own Game Server Panel?

Calagopus on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Does this run game servers?

No. It runs the panel only. Game servers run on separate Calagopus Wings nodes, each on its own host with Docker, which you add from the admin area. This install opens no game or SFTP ports.

How do I sign in?

Use the username admin and the generated password from the protected installation credentials. The administrator email is the one you enter during setup.

Can anyone register?

No. Public registration is switched off at install, so strangers cannot sign up. You can turn it on in the admin settings.

What runs alongside the panel?

A private PostgreSQL 18 container that stores all panel state. It has no published port and is not exposed to the internet.

Is the setup wizard shown?

No. The administrator is created at install and the application URL is already set to your HTTPS domain.

Does the panel send telemetry?

Upstream's panel sends anonymous usage telemetry once a day by default. You can switch it off in the admin settings under Application.

Why is Wings proxying enabled?

So browsers can reach your nodes through the panel. If your nodes have their own HTTPS addresses, you can disable it.

What should I back up?

Both volumes, calagopus_data (uploaded assets) and calagopus_db (PostgreSQL), plus the APP_ENCRYPTION_KEY value in the environment. Never change that key: stored node tokens cannot be decrypted without the original.

Backups in xCloud

What survives a restart?

The administrator account, settings, locations, nodes and servers were all still present after an xCloud Restart in QA, because they live on the persistent named volumes.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Calagopus?

No. The template pins Calagopus 1.2.5 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up first, read the upstream release notes, then bump the image tag and digest together on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 512 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 190 MiB for the panel and PostgreSQL together. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Calagopus?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the Calagopus project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source Calagopus panel.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.