Cockpit Server Manager

Introduction

Cockpit is a free and opensource web-based graphical server management tool that allows administrators and Linux users to easily manage and configure their Linux servers/PCs from a browser.

It targets new Linux users or those who want an easy way to manage their servers on a graphical interface without the hassle of working on the command-line. 

Cockpit is easy to install and simple to use. At a glance, it allows you to perform the following tasks.     

• Keep tabs of system metrics and performance    
• Create and manage users   
• Browse and search system logs    
• Inspect and interact with systemd-based services    
• Access the terminal and run commands    
• Inspect system’s hardware    
• Create and manage virtual machines    
• Upgrade software packages to their latest versions    
• Configure Firewall & and many more.

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Known Issues & their Fixes

Issue

Cannot install any Cockpit add-ons or perform any updates from the UI after installing Cockpit

             

If you're here because you're on Cockpit running on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS and you can't get the Cockpit Updates functionality to work, here's the answer to get it working.

Step1: Create the file /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf Contents of 10-globally-managed-devices.conf ->

[keyfile]
unmanaged-devices=none

Step2: Create the fake interface by running the following command

nmcli con add type dummy con-name fake ifname fake0 ip4 1.2.3.4/24 gw4 1.2.3.1

Step3: reboot, and cockpit updates work perfectly.