Install Cockpit on Ubuntu Server 16.04

Let’s See How to install Cockpit on Ubuntu Server 16.04. Cockpit provides web interface for managing Linux Distributions via a Web Browser. Cockpit becoming more popular because, Cockpit can be used to manage Docker containers.

Do the following steps to install cockpit on your Ubuntu 16.04 Server.

Add Ubuntu Cockpit PPA Repository.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cockpit-project/cockpit

Update the Repository List.
```
sudo apt-get update
```
Install Cockpit
```
sudo apt-get install cockpit
```

You can access the cockpit web interface using a Web Browser. In the Address bar Type:

https://ip-address-of-machine:9090

For example, If the IP Address of your Ubuntu Server is 192.168.1.10, Then in the address bar Type:

https://192.168.1.10:9090

Use your Ubuntu username and Password to Access cockpit dashboard.