# Cockpit WS

Cockpit WS is a web-based graphical interface for Linux servers. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on TrueNAS.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/7181/cockpit-ws

## Description

Cockpit WS is a web-based graphical interface for Linux servers. It allows easy administration of servers via a web browser, facilitating tasks such as storage administration, journal inspection, service management, and multi-server monitoring.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: TrueNAS.

## Links

- TrueNAS: https://apps.truenas.com/catalog/cockpit-ws/
- Official website: https://cockpit-project.org/

## Common questions

### Does Cockpit require separate accounts, or does it use existing system logins?

Cockpit uses the system’s normal user logins and privileges by default. Network-wide logins are also supported through single sign-on and other authentication techniques.

### Can self-hosters get a terminal when connecting from a non-Linux device?

Cockpit includes a built-in terminal that is useful when you connect from a non-Linux device.

### Can Cockpit be used alongside the command line and Ansible?

You can keep using the command line, Ansible, and other tools with Cockpit. Cockpit uses the same system tooling you would use from the command line.

### Does Cockpit use a web service to communicate with configuration tools?

The cockpit-ws program is the web service component used for communication between the browser application and various configuration tools and services like cockpit-bridge.

### Where should general Cockpit bugs and feature requests be filed?

Use Cockpit's issue tracker for general bugs and feature requests. Use specific issue trackers for other parts of Cockpit.

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