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Pelican Panel

Web application for easy management of game servers, offering a user-friendly interface for deploying, configuring, and managing servers, server monitoring tools, and extensive customization options (fork of Pterodactyl).

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Still maintained? Yes: 131 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.0.0-rc.2 (Oct 2026).

Docker #3 of 20 in Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels

At a glance

Pelican Panel quick facts

Health score
94/100 GOOD
Stars
2,416
Last commit
yesterday (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v1.0.0-rc.2, Oct 2026
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View pelican/panel on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "Fly High, Game On: Pelican's pledge for unrivaled game servers."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Pelican Panel scores 94/100, #3 of 20 in Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels: 131 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.0.0-rc.2, 8 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,416 stars add 13.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 6.5 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    131 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v1.0.0-rc.2 released 8 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 13.5 / 20

    2.4k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

433 commits over the last 12 months
131
Last 90 days
433
Last 12 months
yesterday
Last push

Ranked #3 of 20 tools in Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels by health , between RomM (#2) and Calagopus (#4) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsPHP, Docker
Latest releasev1.0.0-rc.2 · 8 days ago
Stars2,416
Open issues5
DockerYes
Repositorypelican/panel ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Pelican Panel vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with Pelican Panel (Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Pelican Panel (this tool) 94 2.4k AGPL-3.0 yesterday
Calagopus 92 860 MIT yesterday
Ownfoil 92 950 AGPL-3.0 3 days ago
Crafty Controller 90 255 GPL-3.0 1 month ago
GameVault 90 328 CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 yesterday
GameAP 89 152 MIT 12 days ago

Pelican Panel: common questions

Is Pelican Panel still maintained?

Pelican Panel had 131 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v1.0.0-rc.2, is from 8 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.