# cockpit(1)

## Name

cockpit - Cockpit

## Description

Cockpit is a web accessible interactive admin interface for Linux machines. Cockpit can usually be accessed on port `9090` of the machine it’s installed on. Cockpit starts on demand. Use your system credentials to log in.

## Components

The cockpit-ws web service listens on port `9090` and is started on demand by systemd. The Cockpit web service authenticates the user, loads Cockpit into the browser, and starts cockpit-bridge in a Linux user session.

The cockpit-bridge provides Cockpit in the web browser with access to the system APIs. It does this over its standard in and standard out. The bridge is started like a shell once per Linux user session.

## Bugs

Please send bug reports to either the distribution bug tracker or the upstream bug tracker.

## Author

Cockpit has been written by many contributors.

## See also

cockpit-tls(8) , cockpit.bridge(1) , systemd(1), Cockpit guide