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Set up Cockpit on AlmaLinux 8 | Free Admin Tool
In this guide, we want to teach you How To Set up Cockpit on AlmaLinux 8. Cockpit is a free, open-source, server administration tool that allows you to easily monitor and administer Linux servers via a web browser. It helps the system admins perform simple administration tasks, such as managing users, starting containers, administrating storage, configuring the network, inspecting logs, and so on.
You can now proceed to the guide steps below on the Orcacore website to install the Cockpit server administration tool on AlmaLinux 8.
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How To Set up Cockpit on AlmaLinux 8
To set up Cockpit server administration, you need to log in to your server as a non-root user with sudo privileges and set up a basic firewall. To do this, you can check our guide the Initial Server Setup with AlmaLinux 8.
1. Install Cockpit on AlmaLinux 8
First, you need to update your local package index with the command below:
sudo dnf update -yThe Cockpit packages are available in the default AlmaLinux repository. To install it, run the following command:
sudo dnf install cockpit -y2. Start and Enable Cockpit Server Administration
Start your Cockpit service with the command below:
sudo systemctl start cockpit.serviceTo enable Cockpit to start on boot, run:
sudo systemctl enable cockpit.socketNow verify that Cockpit is active and running on your AlmaLinux 8 by using the following command:
sudo systemctl status cockpitOutput
● cockpit.service - Cockpit Web Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/cockpit.service; static; vendor pres>
Active: active (running) since Thu 2022-05-19 05:07:39 EDT; 3s ago
Docs: man:cockpit-ws(8)
Process: 88378 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/cockpit-certificate-ensure --for-coc>
Main PID: 88380 (cockpit-tls)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 11409)
Memory: 684.0K
CGroup: /system.slice/cockpit.service
└─88380 /usr/libexec/cockpit-tlsAt this point, you need to adjust the firewall for the Cockpit.
3. Firewall Rules For Cockpit on AlmaLinux 8
Note: Cockpit should have allowed rules if added originally with your AlmaLinux 8 Stream installation by default. If you see the following error, you are safe to move on.
Warning: ALREADY_ENABLED: cockpitBy default, Cockpit listens on port 9090. To allow Cockpit through the firewall, run the command below:
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=cockpitReload the firewall, to apply the new rules:
sudo firewall-cmd --reload4. Access Cockpit Admin Dashboard
At this point, you can access Cockpit through the web interface by typing your server’s IP address in your web browser followed by:
http://server-ip-address:9090You will see your Cockpit login screen. Enter your sudo username or root username and password, and log in to proceed to the dashboard.
Once logged in, you will see the immediate dashboard. Cockpit’s main options are on the left side, where you can add additional hosts if they have SSH connections, view logs, configure network and containers, restart, kill, maintain services, and much more.
One of the main benefits of using Cockpit is having a terminal screen in a Web UI. At the bottom of the page, click Terminal.
From there, you have a terminal with the power of using a Web-based GUI to assist you in bringing the best of both worlds together.
Conclusion
At this point, you have learned to Set up Cockpit on AlmaLinux 8. Cockpit allows you to do administration tasks, such as managing users, starting containers, administrating storage, configuring the network, inspecting logs, etc.
Hope you enjoy it. You may also like to read the following articles:
Cockpit Installation on Debian 12
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