Cockpit is a web-based Linux system administration tool that allows you to manage multiple servers from a single dashboard. In this tutorial, we'll explain how to install Cockpit on Elementary OS Latest.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install cockpit
sudo systemctl start cockpit
Cockpit should now be running on your system. You can access the dashboard by opening a web browser and navigating to https://your-server-ip-address:9090. If you're running Elementary OS on your local machine, you can access the dashboard by navigating to https://localhost:9090 in your browser.
If you want Cockpit to start automatically when your system boots up, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable cockpit
By default, Cockpit listens on port 9090 and uses HTTPS for secure communication. If you want to change the port or enable HTTP instead of HTTPS, you can modify the configuration file at /etc/cockpit/cockpit.conf.
sudo nano /etc/cockpit/cockpit.conf
Make any necessary changes to the configuration file, save your changes, and restart the Cockpit service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart cockpit
That's it! You should now have Cockpit up and running on your Elementary OS Latest system. With Cockpit, you can easily manage and monitor multiple servers from a single dashboard.
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