Accessing MX-UI

The MX-UI is served on port 8080 of the control-plane node. How you reach it depends on whether that node is on your network.

• Node directly reachable → browse straight to it.
• Node not reachable (the usual remote case) → bridge the gap with an SSH tunnel.

Both paths end on the same login screen.

Option A — Direct access

If the control-plane node is reachable from your machine, open:

http://<control-plane-ip>:8080

Replace <control-plane-ip> with the node's hostname or IP. Nothing else to set up.

On the control-plane node itself, the UI also resolves at the friendly hostname:

http://mxui.bubbleran

Option B — SSH tunnel

When the node is not exposed to your laptop, forward port 8080 over SSH.

Topology

[ your laptop ]------ ssh -L ------>[ control-plane node :8080 ]
  localhost:8080                          MX-UI

Step by step

1. From your laptop, open the tunnel to the control-plane node:

ssh -L 8080:localhost:8080 <user>@<ip-address>

• Maps localhost:8080 (laptop) → localhost:8080 on the control-plane node, where the MX-UI is served.
• Keep this session open.

2. Open the GUI:

http://localhost:8080

Logging in

Either path lands on the login screen. Enter your username and password, then select Sign in. On success you land on the Dashboard.

Default credentials:

• User: admin
• Password: bubbleran