Scope/Description

• This article will show the process to install Houston UI for Rocky Linux.

Prerequisites

• Rocky Linux
• 45Drives Repository configured
• ZFS installed if utilizing the cockpit-zfs-manager module

Steps

Updating Rocky Linux

• First, we’ll upgrade our existing Rocky Linux installation.

[root@rocky-45d ~]# dnf update -y

Installing prerequisite packages

We’ll require the epel-release package for some package dependencies.

[root@rocky-45d ~]# dnf install epel-release

Setting SELinux to Permissive

• We’ll have to set SELinux to permissive.

[root@rocky-45d ~]# sed -i 's/^\(SELINUX=\).*$/\1permissive/' /etc/selinux/config && setenforce 0

Installing Houston UI and modules

• Now, we can install Houston UI and any modules it has.

[root@rocky-45d ~]# dnf install -y cockpit cockpit-pcp cockpit-zfs-manager cockpit-benchmark cockpit-navigator cockpit-file-sharing cockpit-45drives-hardware cockpit-machines cockpit-sosreport

Configuring Firewall

• Next, we’ll have to open the firewall port for access to Houston UI.

[root@rocky-45d ~]# firewall-cmd --add-service=cockpit --permanent; firewall-cmd --reload

Enabling Cockpit systemd service

• Now, we’ll enable and start the cockpit systemd service.

[root@rocky-45d ~]# systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket

Verification

• We can access Houston UI at https://SERVER-IP:9090.

Troubleshooting

• Ensure you have configured 45Drives repositories so you are able to download 45Drives packages.

Further Reading