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  <refentryinfo>
    <title>cockpit</title>
    <productname>cockpit</productname>
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  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>cockpit</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class="version"></refmiscinfo>
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  <refnamediv>
    <refname>cockpit</refname>
    <refpurpose>Cockpit</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para>Cockpit is a web accessible interactive admin interface
      for Linux machines. Cockpit can usually be accessed on port <literal>9090</literal>
      of the machine it's installed on. Cockpit starts on demand. Use your
      system credentials to log in.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>COMPONENTS</title>
    <para>The <command>cockpit-ws</command> web service listens on port
      <literal>9090</literal> and is started on demand by <command>systemd</command>.
      The Cockpit web service authenticates the user, loads Cockpit into the browser, and
      starts <command>cockpit-bridge</command> in a Linux user session.</para>
    <para>The <command>cockpit-bridge</command> 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.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>BUGS</title>
    <para>
      Please send bug reports to either the distribution bug tracker or the
      <ulink url="https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/issues/new">upstream bug tracker</ulink>.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>AUTHOR</title>
    <para>Cockpit has been written by many
      <ulink url="https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/">contributors</ulink>.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <simplelist type="inline">
      <member><ulink url="http://cockpit-project.org/guide/latest/">Cockpit Guide</ulink></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>cockpit-ws</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>cockpit-bridge</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>cockpit.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
    </simplelist>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>
