# Pterodactyl Server Won't Start – Egg, Docker & Logs

Game server in Pterodactyl won't start? Docker errors, wrong egg, missing allocations, RAM limit & console logs – troubleshooting.

**Quick answer:** Pterodactyl server won't start? Read **console log**. Top 3: **Docker down**, **RAM limit too low**, **missing port allocation**.

**If you landed here:** You click Start but server stays offline, restart loops or console shows red error.

## Error → fix

Console / statusFix

Container crashed (127)Check startup command / egg

Exit code 137Increase RAM limit

Cannot connect to Dockersystemctl restart docker

Wings offline[Fix Wings offline](/en/server-panels/pterodactyl/wings-offline)

## Related

- [Wings offline](/en/server-panels/pterodactyl/wings-offline)
- [Installation](/en/server-panels/pterodactyl/install)