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I used Webmin[0] back in the day, I wonder how more recent server web UIs like Cockpit stack up. [0] https://webmin.com/ https://webmin.com/

• whalesalad 7mo ago
  It's neutered and not as full featured, but not bad in a pinch. All of these web admin tools are hacks that call out to shell scripts and whatnot. It requires a lot of conditional behavior and/or vertical integration. "Linux" has no consistent API for control, so its all duct tape. Webmin is the same, tbh (swap perl for whatever cockpit is written in) 45Drives uses cockpit as the UI layer of their "Houston" operating system. https://www.45drives.com/community/articles/New-Operating-System-for-45Drives-Storage-Servers/ https://www.45drives.com/community/articles/New-Operating-Sy...
  • barchar 7mo ago
    Cockpit tends to be less ad-hoc than others ime. Often it'll use dbus on the backend. It's also socket activated, which is nice.
  • hulitu 7mo ago
    > All of these web admin tools are hacks that call out to shell scripts and whatnot I love the smell of RCEs in the morning.
• EvanAnderson 7mo ago
  I looked at this and said "They've made Webmin again."
  • itomato 7mo ago
    with all the potential vulnerabilities of 400 npm dependencies (I'm guessing. It's probably higher)
    • hulitu 7mo ago
      We don't need security. We already know your age and who you are. /s