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How to Install Cockpit on Ubuntu 20.04

Introduction

Cockpit is a popular open-source tool for Linux server management through a web interface. It offers features such as storage administration, system monitoring, and service management.

Prerequisites

Before beginning this guide:

• Deploy an Ubuntu 20.04 LTS cloud server at Vultr.
• Update the server.
• Create a non-root user with sudo privileges.
• Log in to your server as the non-root user.

1. Install Cockpit

Install Cockpit from the official Ubuntu 20.04 repositories.

$ sudo apt install cockpit -y

2. Start the Cockpit service

Start the Cockpit service using the systemctl utility.

$ sudo systemctl start cockpit

Verify the status of the Cockpit service.

$ sudo systemctl status cockpit

3. Configure the Firewall

Configure UFW to allow the Cockpit Web Interface (tcp port 9090).

$ sudo ufw allow 9090/tcp

See the UFW Quickstart Guide for more information.

4. Access the Cockpit Web Console

Open the web console in a browser. Replace example.com with your server’s IP address.

http://example.com:9090

Log in to Cockpit with the credentials of a system user.

Conclusion

In this guide, you’ve installed Cockpit. You can manage your server through the Cockpit web console and perform various system administration operations.

Introduction Cockpit is a popular open-source tool for Linux server management through a web interface. It offers features such as storage administration, system monitoring, and service management. Prerequisites Before beginning this guide: Deploy an Ubuntu 20.04 LTS cloud server at Vultr. Update the server. Create a non-root user with sudo…

Introduction Cockpit is a popular open-source tool for Linux server management through a web interface. It offers features such as storage administration, system monitoring, and service management. Prerequisites Before beginning this guide: Deploy an Ubuntu 20.04 LTS cloud server at Vultr. Update the server. Create a non-root user with sudo…