light editing cockpit-machines.md

docs/guides/virtualization/cockpit-machines.md

@@ -7,50 +7,50 @@ tags:
   - virtualization
 ---
 
-# Cockpit KVM Dashboard
+# Cockpit KVM dashboard
 
 ## Introduction
 
 Cockpit is a server administration tool which provides an easy-to-use dashboard to manage your server. One feature of Cockpit is that with a package, it can manage KVM virtual machines from a web interface similar to VMware ESXi or Proxmox.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-* A Rocky Linux server with hardware virtualization enabled.
-* Access to the Rocky Linux `dnf` repositories.
+* A Rocky Linux server with hardware virtualization enabled
+* Access to the Rocky Linux `dnf` repositories
 
 ## Installing Cockpit
 
 Cockpit comes by default in Rocky Linux, however, KVM support doesn't come installed out-of-the-box. We'll install it via `dnf`:
 
-```
+```bash
 dnf install -y cockpit-machine
 ```
 
-We'll also install `libvirtd`:
+Also install `libvirtd`:
 
-```
+```bash
 dnf install -y libvirtd
 ```
 
-## Enabling Cockpit
+## Enabling `cockpit`
 
 To actually enable both KVM virtualization and Cockpit, enable the systemd services:
 
-```
+```bash
 systemctl enable --now libvirtd cockpit
 ```
 
-After you enabled Cockpit, open a browser to http://X.X.X.X:9090 (note: replace X.X.X.X with the IP address of your server):
+After you enabled `cockpit`, open a browser to http://ip_address:9090 (note: replace "ip_address" with the IP address of your server):
 
 ![Cockpit login screen](../images/cockpit_login.png)
 
-Login as a non-root user and you should see a dashboard similar to the one below author's home server:
+Login as a non-root user and you should see a dashboard similar to the one shown here:
 
 ![Cockpit dashboard](../images/cockpit_dashboard.png)
 
 ## Creating a virtual machine
 
-In this guide, we'll create a Rocky Linux 9 virtual machine on our host system where we use automation to add a username and root password.
+In this guide, you will create a Rocky Linux 9 virtual machine on your host system where you use automation to add a username and root password.
 
 To create a virtual machine in Cockpit, first click on the blue **Turn on administrative access** button, and enter your password if needed:
 
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ Next, click on **Automation**, and fill in the login details you want on your ne
 
 Finally, select **Create and run**.
 
-In a few minutes, select your newly-created VM, we'll have its IP address:
+In a few minutes, select your newly-created VM, you will have its IP address:
 
 ![Our VM's IP address](../images/cockpit_vm_ip.png)
 
-SSH into your hypervisor, and subsequently SSH into the IP address from Cockpit. In our example, it's **172.20.0.103**. You'll be logged into your new server:
+SSH into your hypervisor, and subsequently SSH into the IP address from Cockpit. In this example, it is **172.20.0.103**. You will be logged into your new server:
 
 ![Our VM's terminal](../images/cockpit_vm_terminal.png)
 
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ While Cockpit is great for creating and managing virtual machines, there are a f
 * You cannot create a bridge interface.
 * You cannot create a new image in any storage pool, only the `default` one.
 
-Fortunately, these can be created using the command line, and subsequently be used via Cockpit.
+Fortunately, these can be created using the command line, and subsequently used by way of Cockpit.
 
 ## Conclusion
 
-Cockpit is an invaluable tool for managing a Rocky Linux server via a web interface. It is personally the author's go-to tool for creating virtual machines in their homelab. While `cockpit-machines` may not be as full-featured as ESXi or Proxmox, for 90% of hypervisor use cases, it gets the job done.
+Cockpit is an invaluable tool for managing a Rocky Linux server via a web interface. It is personally the author's go-to tool for creating virtual machines in their home lab. While `cockpit-machines` may not be as full-featured as ESXi or Proxmox, for 90% of hypervisor use cases, it gets the job done.