# How do I use Cockpit?

https://www.seturack.com/en/knowledgebase/article/how-do-i-use-cockpit

1. In the panel, open **My servers** and click your server.
2. On the **Overview** tab, wait for the **App** row to say "Cockpit is ready". The page refreshes itself.
3. Open the link in the **Panel address** row. Enter the details from the **Login** and **Password** rows.

## Admin access

Click the **Limited access** button at the top and type the same password. After that you can start and stop services and install updates.

## What you can do

- **Services**: watch and manage services.
- **Logs**: read the system logs.
- **Terminal**: run commands from your browser.
- **Software updates**: install operating system updates.
- **Storage**: see your disks.
- **Metrics and history**: CPU, memory and disk use.

## Good to know

Signing in as `root` is disabled in Cockpit, so use the `yonetici` user. Only **80**, **443** and **22** for SSH are open to the outside.

**No server yet?** [Order a server with Cockpit installed](https://www.seturack.com/en/cockpit-vps): you choose the size and pay for what you choose.