Chapter 3. Installing web console add-ons and creating custom pages
Depending on how you want to use your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system, you can add additional available applications to the web console or create custom pages based on your use case.
3.1. Add-ons for the RHEL web console
While the cockpit package is a part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux by default, you can install add-on applications on demand using the following command:
# dnf install <add-on>In the previous command, replace <add-on> by a package name from the list of available add-on applications for the RHEL web console.
| Feature name | Package name | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Composer |
| Building custom OS images |
| Machines |
|
Managing |
| PackageKit |
| Software updates and application installation (usually installed by default) |
| PCP |
| Persistent and more fine-grained performance data (installed on demand from the UI) |
| Podman |
| |
| Session Recording |
| Recording and managing user sessions |
| Storage |
|
Managing storage through |
3.2. Creating new pages in the web console
If you want to add customized functions to your Red Hat Enterprise Linux web console, you must add the package directory that contains the HTML and JavaScript files for the page that runs the required function.
For detailed information about adding custom pages, see Creating Plugins for the Cockpit User Interface on the Cockpit Project website.
Additional resources
- Cockpit Packages section in the Cockpit Project Developer Guide
