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Cockpit Basics

The Cockpit web console is a web-based graphical interface By using it, you can perform system administration tasks, such as inspecting and controlling services, managing storage, configuring networks, analyzing network issues, and inspecting logs. Of course, it's also very handy for administering Asterisk on your AllStarLink Pi Appliance!

What is the Cockpit Console

What is the Cockpit Console

The Cockpit Console is a web-based interface designed for managing and monitoring your AllStarLink Pi Appliance.

The Cockpit Console enables you to perform a wide range of administration tasks, including:

Managing AllStarLink, Asterisk, and its related applications
Managing services
Managing user accounts
Managing and monitoring system services
Configuring network interfaces
Reviewing system logs
Updating software

The Cockpit Console uses the same system concepts as you would use in a terminal, and actions performed in a terminal are immediately reflected in the Cockpit Console. That is to say, you can use Cockpit and an SSH connection interchangeably at your desire.

You can monitor the logs of application. In addition, you can change the settings directly in the web console or through the terminal.

Throughout this documentation a host named node63001.local is used as the example host. Substitute that name with your own node's name as it was set during the imaging process.

Logging In to the Web Console

  1. In your web browser, enter the following address to access the web console: https://node63001.local:9090

  2. The browser may display a warning. Accept the security exception to proceed with the login. Login

  3. Enter the username and password set during the imaging process. Login

  4. Click Log In.

Administrative Access

The Web Console has a concept of Administrative access. While it does remember the access level across logins, to access certain functions you may need to enable Administrative access from Limited access. Do do that:

  1. Click on the bar marked Limited Access to enable admin-level access. Limited Access

    You may be prompted to tnter the password again. Do so and then click Authenticate Step 23B

  2. Click Close on the box reporting administrative access has been granted.

Shutting Down the Appliance

You can use the web console to shut down the system.

  1. Log into the Web Console.

  2. (optional) Click on the bar marked Limited Access to enable admin-level access. Limited Access

  3. (optional) Click Close on the box reporting administrative access has been granted.

  4. Click on the downward arrow next to Reboot and then select Shutdown Shutdown

  5. Change the Delay dropdown to No delay and click Shut down Shutdown2

  6. A Disconnected message will appear. The node will shutdown is about 15-30 seconds, after which power may be removed.

Rebooting the Appliance

  1. Log into the Web Console.

  2. (optional) Click on the bar marked Limited Access to enable admin-level access. Limited Access

  3. (optional) Click Close on the box reporting administrative access has been granted.

  4. Click on Reboot Shutdown

  5. Change the Delay dropdown to No delay and click Reboot Shutdown2

  6. A Disconnected message will appear. The node will reboot and be available again in about 15-30 seconds. After that, one can click Reconnect.

Configuring Time on the Appliance

In general, the appliance should be left in the default setting of using the NTP service to automatically set the time. However you may want to change the Timezone. To change the time:

  1. Log into the Web Console.

  2. (optional) Click on the bar marked Limited Access to enable admin-level access. Limited Access

  3. (optional) Click Close on the box reporting administrative access has been granted.

  4. Click on Overview and scroll down to Configuration

  5. Click on highlighted time next to System time

  6. Change the Time zone drop-down to the desired zone.

  7. Click Change.

Note: Some content copied from Managing systems using the RHEL9 web console which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution–Share Alike 3.0 Unported license ("CC-BY-SA")