cockpit-project/cockpit
Cockpit is a web-based graphical interface for servers. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 85
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 12
- age_days: 4688
- days_rel: 20
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 64
Adoption not part of the score
14983 stars · 1334 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Cockpit is a web-based graphical interface for administering Linux servers, interacting directly with the operating system through real system APIs and a Linux session in the browser. It lets sysadmins manage storage, networking, containers, logs, and services, and can connect to multiple hosts via SSH.
Use cases
- administer linux servers from a web browser
- manage server storage and networks without the command line
- inspect system logs and journals graphically
- start and manage containers via a web ui
- manage multiple linux machines over ssh from one interface
- give windows admins an easy graphical way to manage linux servers
When to choose
- you want a lightweight, graphical server admin console that uses existing system tooling
- you need to mix web-based administration with terminal and Ansible workflows
- you run Fedora, RHEL, or other major Linux distros and want a supported web console
When to avoid
- you need a configuration management or fleet-orchestration tool rather than per-host administration
- you cannot open a port or run a service on the target servers
- you need a non-Linux server management interface
Facets
application · maturity stable
gui monitoring logging configuration-management http-server ssh container-runtime developer-tools self-hosted operating-systems browser self-hosted server-administration web-console sysadmin systemd remote-management terminal-in-browser devops infrastructure linux web-server
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit · fetched 2026-08-28 · 76f6b22d96fc
- homepage: http://www.cockpit-project.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1f96b86ee72e
- site_page: https://cockpit-project.org/documentation.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 75c174988ff5
- site_page: https://cockpit-project.org/guide/latest/features.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44136fa355b3
- site_page: https://cockpit-project.org/running.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 24a08e342fe2
- site_page: https://cockpit-project.org/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · dd100203baa9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cockpit-project/cockpit | main | 94 |
For agents
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