Open Source Cockpit Project AlternativesServer Management Tools and other similar apps like Cockpit Project

The best open source alternative to Cockpit Project is Webmin. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Cockpit Project and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Cockpit Project are 1Panel, Portainer, Arcane - Docker Management UI and Coolify.

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  1. Webmin icon
     250 likes

    Web-based admin interface for Unix-like and Windows systems provides modules for user, service, and network configuration, open source application management, security, backups, monitoring, automation, remote access, and firewall controls.

    73 Webmin alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. 1Panel icon
     25 likes

    Open-source interface for efficient Linux server management, featuring host monitoring, file management, and database control. Streamlines WordPress deployment with domain and SSL setup. Offers app store, security features, backup, and restore.

    59 1Panel alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Portainer icon
     76 likes

    Portainer Community Edition is a lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications that can be used to manage Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes environments. It is designed to be as simple to deploy as it is to use.

    28 Portainer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
     
  4. Web-based UI for Docker offers real-time monitoring, live resource updates, container actions, image management, network configuration, persistent volume creation, and resource visualization with a modern, intuitive design, covering all core Docker workflows.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  5. virt-manager icon
     81 likes

    Comprehensive desktop tool for managing virtual machines using libvirt, supporting KVM, Xen, and Linux Containers. It offers performance stats, resource allocation and virtual hardware configuration with VNC and SPICE clients for graphical consoles.

    34 virt-manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  6. Ajenti icon
     130 likes

    Ajenti is a Linux & BSD modular server admin panel. Ajenti 2 provides a new interface and a better architecture, developed with Python3 and AngularJS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Dockpeek icon
     8 likes

    Dockpeek is a lightweight, self-hosted Docker dashboard that allows you to view and access exposed container ports with a clean, click-to-access interface. It supports both local Docker sockets and remote hosts via socket-proxy, making it easy to keep an eye on multiple Docker...

    17 Dockpeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  8. Nagios icon
     91 likes

    Nagios is a powerful monitoring system licensed under Nagios Enterprises that helps organizations identify and resolve IT infrastructure issues.

    135 Nagios alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Nagios is only for monitoring servers and services whereas Cockpit is about web-based server configuration.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Nagios is Freemium and Open SourceCockpit Project is Free and Open Source
  9. Lazydocker icon
     18 likes

    Memorising docker commands is hard. Memorising aliases is slightly less hard. Keeping track of your containers across multiple terminal windows is near impossible. What if you had all the information you needed in one terminal window with every common command living one keypress...

    30 Lazydocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
  10. Dokemon icon
     9 likes

    Docker Container Management GUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. XPipe icon
     2 likes

    XPipe is a new type of shell connection hub and remote file manager that allows you to access your entire server infrastructure from your local machine. It works on top of your installed command-line programs and does not require any setup on your remote systems.

    18 XPipe alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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