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Pelican Panel vs Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted game servers options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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PE Pelican Panel Modern open-source game server control panel VS CA Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead Open-source turn-based survival roguelike
FeaturePelican PanelCataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
CategoryGame ServersGame Servers
LicenseMITCC-BY-SA-3.0
LanguagePHPC++
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, sourcebare-metal, binary, source
GitHub stars★ 2,229★ 12,896
First released20242013
ReplacesTCAdmin, MulticraftNetHack

Why pick each one

Choose Pelican Panel if…

  • Easier setup than predecessors
  • Active development
Pelican Panel details

Choose Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead if…

  • Enormous depth
  • Active development
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead details

Frequently asked questions

Is Pelican Panel or Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead better?

Neither is universally better. Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Pelican Panel and Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead free and open-source?

Yes. Pelican Panel is licensed under MIT and Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead under CC-BY-SA-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Pelican Panel and Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead with Docker?

Pelican Panel: yes. Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead: check the project docs for container support.

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