How to Integrate a GGServers Server into Home Assistant

🏡 Do you want to monitor and control your Pterodactyl game servers directly from your Home Assistant dashboard? This guide will walk you through a step-by-step integration process, allowing full server control and real-time stats from your smart home panel.

💡 Tip: This setup is perfect for game server admins who love automation and want everything under one roof.

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🧰 What You Need

Before starting, make sure you have:

• ✅ A running Pterodactyl Panel (v1.11 or later)
• ✅ A working Home Assistant instance (v2024.4 or later)
• ✅ A User API Key from your Pterodactyl account
• ✅ Internet access between Home Assistant and your Pterodactyl panel

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🔑 Step 1: Create a Pterodactyl API Key

To let Home Assistant communicate with Pterodactyl, you’ll need a valid API key.

1. Login to your GGServers Panel at https://panel.ggservers.com.
2. Click your username, then select API Credentials.
3. Click Create New.
4. Give it a name (e.g., Home Assistant).
5. (Optional) Set allowed IPs for extra security.
6. Click Create and copy the API key.

📌 Keep this key safe. You’ll need it for the next step.

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⚙️ Step 2: Add the Integration in Home Assistant

Now, open Home Assistant and follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings > Devices & Services.
2. Click + Add Integration.
3. Search for Pterodactyl.
4. Enter your Pterodactyl Panel URL and API Key.
5. Click Submit.

If successful, you’ll now see your game servers as entities inside Home Assistant!

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📊 Step 3: Monitor and Control Your Servers

Once integrated, Home Assistant can do things like:

Feature	Description
✅ Server Status	See if your server is online or offline
🚀 Start/Stop/Restart	Run commands to control your server
📈 Resource Monitoring	Track CPU, RAM, and Disk usage live
📅 Automations	Schedule server restarts, or alerts on downtime

Add them to your dashboards for instant access and control.

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🔧 Step 4: Optional Automations

You can take this even further with Home Assistant automations:

alias: Restart Server at Midnight
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: "00:00:00"
action:
  - service: pterodactyl.restart_server
    data:
      server_id: YOUR_SERVER_ID_HERE

💡 Replace YOUR_SERVER_ID_HERE with the correct entity ID from your Pterodactyl server.

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🛡️ Security Tips

• Use HTTPS on your Pterodactyl panel to secure data.
• Keep your API key private and rotate it regularly.
• Use allowed IPs when generating the key if you want to restrict it.

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🧪 Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
No servers appear	Check if the user with API key has access to any servers
Home Assistant can’t connect	Ensure the URL is correct and reachable from the HA instance
Server controls not working	Check if the API key has proper permissions
Still stuck?	Check Home Assistant logs at Settings > System > Logs

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✅ Conclusion

You’ve now integrated your Pterodactyl server with Home Assistant! You can control, monitor, and automate your gaming environment like never before.

🎮 Try it out with your Minecraft, Rust, or Palworld servers hosted on GGServers — and don’t forget to use KB30 for 30% off!

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