Using Cockpit on CentOS

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Using Cockpit on CentOS

Cockpit is a new tool shipped with CentOS 8 that allows server management, including container management. This lab will allow you to become more familiar with the tool and think about its use cases.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Aug 29, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Install Cockpit
Given that we have a bare CentOS system, we need to install cockpit. Run the following to get the right software on the system:
```
yum install cockpit -y
```
Challenge

Create the Required User
Add the user trevor with the following information:
```
Full Name: Trevor McTavish
User Name: trevor
Password: P1n3h34d!!
```
Ensure the user is a member of the wheel group.
Challenge

Install the Required Plugin to Manage Containers in Cockpit
The package required is cockpit-podman, so we can install it by running:
```
yum install podman cockpit-podman -y
```
Once installed, we need to restart cockpit to make sure the new software is recognized:
```
systemctl restart cockpit
```
Challenge

Start an `rsyslog` Container

Find the docker.io/camptocamp/rsyslog-bin container, download it, and start the image.

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