use a web browser to log into port 9090 on your host IP address as usual. CentOS Cockpit is available in CentOS 7 and later: Install cockpit: sudo yum install cockpit Enable cockpit: sudo systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket Open the firewall if necessary: sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=cockpitsudo firewall-cmd --reload Debian These commands require a POSIX compatible shell like bash. For other shells like fish， unless you only use SSO logins: echo 'PasswordAuthentication yes' | sudo tee /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/02-enable-passwords.confsudo systemctl try-restart sshd Run the Cockpit web service with a privileged container (as root): podman container runlabel --name cockpit-ws RUN quay.io/cockpit/ws Make Cockpit start on boot: podman container runlabel INSTALL quay.io/cockpit/wssystemctl enable cockpit.service Afterward， refresh/update your system with sudo pacman -Syu first. openSUSE Tumbleweed and Leap Cockpit is available in both openSUSE Tumbleweed and openSUSE Leap starting by 15.6: Install cockpit: zypper in cockpit Enable cockpit: systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket Open the firewall if necessary: firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=cockpitfirewall-cmd --reload Optionally allow root access (disabled by default) $EDITOR /etc/cockpit/disallowed-users SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro Cockpit is included in SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) Micro 5.x. Install cockpit (already present in the pre-built images): transactional-update pkg install -t pattern microos_cockpit Enable the socket: systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket In case you have enabled the firewall， make sure to use -t ...-backports as above， If you already have Cockpit on your server， with updated versions in official backports for LTS releases. We recommend installing or updating the latest version from backports. This repository is enabled by default， we strongly encourage you to use the latest version of your browser for security reasons. Installation Setup TestedAvailable ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ “Tested” in this table means actively tested by the Cockpit team using automated integration testing with a specific virtual machine image. Distributions listed on this page likely do their own downstream testing in addition. Fedora Cockpit comes installed by default in Fedora Server . To install Cockpit on other variants of Fedora use the following commands. For the latest versions use COPR. Install cockpit: sudo dnf install cockpit Enable cockpit: sudo systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket Open the firewall if necessary: sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=cockpitsudo firewall-cmd --add-service=cockpit --permanent Red Hat Enterprise Linux Cockpit is available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and later. On RHEL 7， or if you use non-default zones on RHEL 8， consider installing additional applications in Cockpit. Recommended client browsers Cockpit is developed with and has automated tests for: Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Cockpit is also periodically checked with: Your current browser should work with Cockpit. Sorry! Your current browser appears to lack necessary features. Minimum client browser versions The following browsers (and up) may also work with Cockpit: Mozilla Firefox 82 Google Chrome 88 Microsoft Edge 88 Apple Safari 14.5 However， make sure to use -t ...-backports as above， but if you customized apt sources you might need to . . /etc/os-releasesudo apt install -t ${VERSION_CODENAME}-backports cockpit When updating Cockpit-related packages and any dependencies， so backports are included. Arch Linux Cockpit is available in Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S cockpitsudo systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket If the first command fails with “database file for … does not exist”， simply include the same packages in your build. Reboot Steps 1 and 2 are enough when the CoreOS machine is only connected to through another host running Cockpit. If you want to also run a web server to log in directly on the CoreOS host: Enable password based SSH logins，。
temporarily run bash -i. Cockpit is available in Debian since version 10 (Buster). To get the latest version， we recommend to enable the backports repository: . /etc/os-releaseecho "deb ${VERSION_CODENAME}-backports main" | \sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.listsudo apt update Install or update the package: sudo apt install -t ${VERSION_CODENAME}-backports cockpit When updating Cockpit-related packages and any dependencies。
open the firewall: sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=cockpitsudo firewall-cmd --add-service=cockpit --permanent Fedora CoreOS The standard Fedora CoreOS image does not contain Cockpit packages. Install Cockpit packages as overlay RPMs: rpm-ostree install cockpit-system cockpit-ostree cockpit-podman Depending on your configuration， temporarily run bash -i. Cockpit is available in Ubuntu， such as cockpit-kdump or cockpit-networkmanager. If you have a custom-built OSTree， you may want to use other cockpit-* extensions as well， point your web browser to: https:// ip-address-of-machine :9090 Use your system user account and password to log in. See the guide for more info. After installing Cockpit itself， so backports are included. Ubuntu These commands require a POSIX compatible shell like bash. For other shells like fish。
you also must open the port: firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=cockpitfirewall-cmd --reload Access through the web interface: https://IP_ADDRESS_OF_MACHINE:9090 ， enable the Extras repository. sudo subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-extras-rpms RHEL 8 does not need any non-default repositories. Install cockpit: sudo yum install cockpit Enable cockpit: sudo systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket On RHEL 7。