Install Cockpit on Rocky Linux

This article will go through how to install Cockpit on Rocky Linux. Cockpit is a web-based interactive server administration user interface that allows you to run a live Linux session. It is a lightweight, straightforward, and powerful GNU/Linux server remote manager.

How to Install Cockpit on Rocky Linux

Update your system packages using the command below.

sudo dnf update

Then install Cockpit using the following command.

sudo dnf install cockpit

Next, enable Cockpit to run on system boot.

sudo systemctl enable cockpit.socket

Run the command below to start Cockpit.

sudo systemctl start cockpit.socket

Confirm Cockpit is running by checking its status.

sudo systemctl status cockpit.socket

Sample output

● cockpit.socket - Cockpit Web Service Socket
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/cockpit.socket; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
     Active: active (listening) since Mon 2022-09-05 21:56:44 EAT; 16s ago
      Until: Mon 2022-09-05 21:56:44 EAT; 16s ago
   Triggers: ● cockpit.service
       Docs: man:cockpit-ws(8)
     Listen: [::]:9090 (Stream)
    Process: 104404 ExecStartPost=/usr/share/cockpit/motd/update-motd  localhost (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 104411 ExecStartPost=/bin/ln -snf active.motd /run/cockpit/motd (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
      Tasks: 0 (limit: 23272)
     Memory: 172.0K
        CPU: 33ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/cockpit.socket

Sep 05 21:56:44 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting Cockpit Web Service Socket...
Sep 05 21:56:44 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Listening on Cockpit Web Service Socket.

Allow Cockpit on your system firewall using the command below.

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=cockpit

Reload your firewall to apply changes.

sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Access Cockpit Web UI on Rocky Linux

Fire up your web browser and enter server IP followed by port 9090 e.g. server-IP:9090 or localhost:9090. Enter your server username and password to log in.