---
name: "cockpit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cockpit"
version: "370-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cockpit"
---

# cockpit(1)

Cockpit

## 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* \<https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/issues/new\>.

## AUTHOR

Cockpit has been written by many *contributors* \<https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit\>.

## SEE ALSO

[**cockpit-tls**(8)](/cockpit-tls/8.md) , [**cockpit-bridge**(1)](/cockpit-bridge/1.md) , [**systemd**(1)](/systemd/1.md), *Cockpit guide* **\<https://docs.cockpit-project.org/cockpit-guide/latest\>**