Install Cockpit – Server Administrator and Manager for Linux Ubuntu Systems. Cockpit makes it easy to administer your GNU/Linux servers via a web browser. Cockpit is an interactive server admin interface which brings the following features:
- Easy to use – Cockpit is perfect for new sysadmins, allowing them to easily perform simple tasks such as storage administration, inspecting journals and starting and stopping services.
- No interference – Jumping between the terminal and the web tool is no problem. A service started via Cockpit can be stopped via the terminal. Likewise, if an error occurs in the terminal, it can be seen in the Cockpit journal interface.
- Multi-server – You can monitor and administer several servers at the same time. Just add them with a single click and your machines will look after its buddies.
Install cockpit on Ubuntu
The Cockpit – Server Administrator and Manager can be installed on Linux Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Derivatives. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jpsutton/cockpit
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cockpit
Once installed, run the following command to start and initiate the Cockpit service:
sudo systemctl start cockpit
You can also start cockpit service automatically using the following command:
sudo systemctl enable cockpit.socket
The cockpit GUI can be accessed using the following URL – https://server-ip:9090
