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Cockpit

Cockpit is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Self-hosting Platforms category, licensed LGPL-2.1 and written mainly in Python. It ships a Docker image. It has 15,283 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
15,283
Forks
1,368
Open issues
440
Commits, last 12 months
1,108
Last commit
Oct 26, 2026
Latest release
370Oct 22, 2026
Created
Nov 1, 2013
License
LGPL-2.1Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 1,108 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 26, 2026
Commits, last 12 months1,108
Latest release370 (Oct 22, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months10 or more
Releases, all time454
Open issues440
Open pull requests62
Good first issues10
Contributing guideNo
Security policyYes
CreatedNov 1, 2013

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About Cockpit

Web-based graphical interface for administering Linux servers.

Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit.

Topics

  • cockpit
  • javascript
  • linux-servers

Repository preview

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FAQ

Cockpit FAQ

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Is Cockpit free and open source?

Yes. Cockpit is open-source software released under the LGPL-2.1 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run Cockpit with Docker?

Yes. Cockpit provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.

What are the best alternatives to Cockpit?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to Cockpit include Coolify, Portainer and Dokploy.

Is Cockpit actively maintained?

The most recent commit to Cockpit was on Oct 26, 2026 with 1,108 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 370, published Oct 22, 2026. It had 440 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.