COCKPIT-WS(8) cockpit COCKPIT-WS(8) (NAME) cockpit-ws - (SYNOPSIS) cockpit-ws [--help] [--port PORT] [--address ADDRESS] [--no-tls] [--for-tls-proxy] [--local-ssh] [--local-session BRIDGE] (DESCRIPTION) cockpit-ws cockpit-bridge(1) . (boot up) systemd(1) cockpit-tls(8) . (TRANSPORT SECURITY) cockpit-ws TLS cockpit-tls HTTP . (backwards compatibility) TLS . cockpit-tls(8) . (TIMEOUT) cockpit-ws systemd(1) . (OPTIONS) --help . --port PORT HTTP PORT 9090. systemd . ListenStream cockpit.socket systemd . --address ADDRESS (Bind) ADDRESS . systemd . ListenStream cockpit.socket systemd . --no-tls http https. --for-tls-proxy cockpit-ws TLS . URL https:// Content-Security-Policy https:// http: . Origins cockpit.conf(5) (override) . --local-ssh cockpit-ws cockpit-session PAM . SSH 127.0.0.1 22 . --local-session BRIDGE cockpit-session cockpit-bridge BRIDGE . BRIDGE - (stdin stdout) cockpit-ws . (unprivileged) . --no-tls http:// . (Warning) --local-session BRIDGE TCP ( network namespace) ( localhost ) ! (ENVIRONMENT) cockpit-ws XDG_CONFIG_DIRS XDG cockpit.conf(5) . XDG_DATA_DIRS XDG . . (BUGS) . (AUTHOR) . (SEE ALSO) cockpit-tls(8) , cockpit.conf(5) , systemd(1) cockpit 2026-08-27 COCKPIT-WS(8)