# Getting started

> Where to begin with FeatherPanel. Read the architecture, check the requirements, then follow the quick start to install the panel and run a first game server.

Source: https://featherpanel.com/docs/getting-started/

Read these pages in order if FeatherPanel is new to you. Together they take you from "what is this" to a running game
server.

1. [Architecture](https://featherpanel.com/docs/getting-started/architecture): the panel, its runner, and the FeatherWings and FeatherQuilld nodes,
   and how they talk to each other.
2. [Requirements](https://featherpanel.com/docs/getting-started/requirements): supported operating systems, CPU architectures, virtualization
   types and the firewall ports to open.
3. [Quick start](https://featherpanel.com/docs/getting-started/quick-start): install the panel with the installer script, create the admin account,
   add a node and start a server.
4. [Features](https://featherpanel.com/docs/getting-started/features): everything the panel can do, taken from the code.
5. [Glossary](https://featherpanel.com/docs/getting-started/glossary): FeatherPanel terms and their Pterodactyl equivalents.

## Next steps

- Pick an install method in [Installation](https://featherpanel.com/docs/panel/installation).
- Put the panel behind a [web server](https://featherpanel.com/docs/panel/web-server) and add [SSL](https://featherpanel.com/docs/panel/ssl).
- Coming from Pterodactyl? Read [Migrating from Pterodactyl](https://featherpanel.com/docs/migrating/pterodactyl).