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Now that we’ve installed Wings, all we have left to do is configuring a node - this will let us create servers from our panel

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Configuring the Node

Log in to your newly-installed Pterodactyl Panel using the credentials you provided for the administrative user. Go to your admin view and select “Nodes” from the sidebar and click the blue “Create New” button Admin View\ Sidebar :::info SSL Certificates This tutorial assumes your panel is using SSL.
If your panel is using SSL, so will your node. Before continuing, run the following command: 
cobalt@ptero-server:~$ sudo certbot certonly --nginx -d node.example.com # replace the example domain with your own
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::: Fill in the required information (name, memory, disk, FQDN) and click the green “Create Node” button. :::info Cloudflare Proxy If your node’s FQDN is behind Cloudflare and using the “Full” SSL option, click the “Not Behind Proxy” radio button Not Behind Proxy ::: After you’ve created your node, go to the Configuration tab.\ Configuration You can configure the node one of two ways

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Configuration File

Copy the YAML code block and open a file called /etc/pterodactyl/config.yml as root. Paste and save the contents Restart Wings to have the changes take effect 
cobalt@ptero-server:~$ sudo systemctl restart wings

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Auto-Deploy

Click the “Generate Token” button and copy the shell command provided into the terminal. Auto-Deploy Restart Wings to have the changes take effect 
cobalt@ptero-server:~$ sudo systemctl restart wings

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Allocations

An allocation is an IP address and port you can assign to a server - every server must have at least one of them. Typically, the IP of each allocation would be the IP of your network interface - if you’re behind NAT, it will be your local IP. To create an allocation, go to Nodes > Your Node > Allocation Allocations :::tip IP Allocation To find the IP to be used for allocations, do hostname -I | awk '{print $1}'. Alternatively, to see all your available IPs and interfaces, type ip a | grep inet.
Do not use 127.0.0.1 for allocations ::: Congratulations! You have completely configured Pterodactyl and are ready to deploy servers! Feel free to consult the next guide, which covers additional, optional configurations