How to Install Cockpit on Debian 13

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The Cockpit is a web-based system administration service used to manage server services, server storage, configure networks, inspect logs, update server OS packages, and much more. Thanks to its web-based management, keeping track of what’s going on with your server is easier than ever. Cockpit also makes it easier for users that don’t have much experience with servers to better manage their systems without having to learn to use the command line.

Install Cockpit

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apt install cockpit

After that's finished, check the status.

systemctl start cockpit

systemctl status cockpit

Output:

root@server:~# systemctl status cockpit
● cockpit.service - Cockpit Web Service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/cockpit.service; static)
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2025-07-31 03:04:54 EDT; 3s ago
 Invocation: ea45acce568a421381622f21faebfbd3
TriggeredBy: ● cockpit.socket
       Docs: man:cockpit-ws(8)
    Process: 5422 ExecStartPre=/usr/lib/cockpit/cockpit-certificate-ensure --for-cockpit-tls (code=>
   Main PID: 5440 (cockpit-tls)
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 6881)
     Memory: 2.4M (peak: 4.3M)
        CPU: 303ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/cockpit.service
             └─5440 /usr/lib/cockpit/cockpit-tls

Now access your Debian/Ubuntu system via the Cockpit web interface via the address https://server-IP-or-resolvable-domain:9090.