1. Clone the project
2. Move your Pterodactyl panel code into the ./files/ directory
3. Make sure the .env file is set up to work locally. The MySQL password is just PASSWORD.
4. Start the project with ./start.sh which will build the image and start the Docker Compose project.

You can set up xDebug in your IDE to listen on port 9000/9003.

In IntelliJ, this is what I recommend:

• Create a user: docker exec -it pterodactyl-panel-1 php artisan p:user:make
• Get panel logs: docker logs --follow pterodactyl-panel-1