Cockpit-based nBox UI

Prerequisites

• cockpit

apt install cockpit

• cockpit-navigator file manager (optional)

apt install cockpit-navigator

• npm (development only)

apt install npm

• ntop suite (from https://packages.ntop.org)

  • ntopng
  • nprobe
  • n2disk
  • cento
  • pf_ring

Installation

Go to https://packages.ntop.org/ and configure the ntop packaging system for your platform according to the intstruction you will find on the site. Then follow the instructions below.

• Debian/Ubuntu:

  • apt install nboxui

• RedHat/Rocky Linux:

  • yum install nboxui
  • systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket

Development

This section is relevant only if you plan to contribute to nBox UI development.

Project Setup

npm install

Compile and Hot-Reload for Development

npm run dev -- --host

Compile and Minify

npm run build

Compile and Install in Cockpit

sudo make build-install

Install (pre-compiled dist) in Cockpit

sudo make install