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🌍 Creating a location on Pterodactyl

Before adding nodes to Pterodactyl, you must create a location.
A location allows you to group several nodes under the same location (e.g., Paris, Canada, OVH, etc.).

1. Access the Locations section​

  1. Log in to your admin panel (https://votre_panel.fr/admin).
  2. In the side menu, click on Locations.
  3. Then click on Create New in the top right corner.

2. Fill in the information​

Short Code​

  • Short code to identify the location (example: paris1, ca-mtl, ovh).

Description​

  • Optional description, for example: "Servers hosted in Paris via OVH".
tip

The description is especially useful for differentiating between your various data centers or providers.

3. Save​

Click Create to save.
Your location is now available to host nodes.

✅ Conclusion​

You have created a location that will serve as a logical grouping for your future nodes.
The next step is to create a node and associate it with this location.