Centos 7 monitoring with cockpit

Monitor Centos Linux 7 servers through a web browser. On Centos Stream 8, Cockpit is installed by default on the most parts.

Steps to install cockpit and start the service

These require Linux Administrative user access at the command line.

sudo yum install cockpit cockpit-storaged

sudo systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=cockpit

sudo firewall-cmd --reload

OR with iptables

sudo iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -s 0/0 -p tcp --dport 9090 -j ACCEPT

sudo systemctl start cockpit

Access Cockpit

On web browser access URL http://<serverip>:9090