Installing Cockpit on OpenBSD

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Cockpit on OpenBSD.

Step 1: Update your system

Before we proceed with installing Cockpit, let's first make sure that our system is up to date by running the following command:

sudo pkg_add -u

This will update the package database and install any available updates.

Step 2: Install Cockpit

Now that our system is up to date, we can proceed with installing Cockpit. Run the following command to install the Cockpit package:

sudo pkg_add cockpit

This will download and install the latest version of Cockpit on our system.

Step 3: Start and enable the Cockpit service

Once the installation is complete, we need to start and enable the Cockpit service. Run the following command:

sudo rcctl enable cockpit
sudo rcctl start cockpit

This will enable the Cockpit service and start it.

Step 4: Access Cockpit

Now that Cockpit is installed and running, we can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to https://localhost:9090 or https://your_server_ip:9090.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cockpit on OpenBSD. You can now use Cockpit to manage your system through a web interface.