# Create and customize a dashboard

> Build a dashboard that shows exactly what you care about — pick your widgets, arrange them, and start from a preset if you'd like a head start.

Source: https://infranest.io/docs/create-a-dashboard
Last updated: 2026-09-06

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Build a dashboard that shows exactly what you care about, whether you're keeping an eye on domains, servers, or everything at once.

## Overview
- Pick and arrange the widgets that matter to you.
- Start from a ready-made preset or build from scratch with a **Blank dashboard**.
- Create multiple dashboards for different parts of your **Infrastructure**.
- Layout changes save automatically as you go.

## Customize your dashboard
1. Go to your **Dashboard**.
2. Select **Customize** to start editing.
3. Select **Add widget** from the list — there are charts, counts and status tiles for different parts of InfraNest.
4. Drag a widget to move it, and drag its edges to make it bigger or smaller. On a phone, widgets stack into a single column automatically.
5. When you're happy, turn off **Customize**. Your layout saves on its own — there's no separate save button.

## Start from a preset
Not sure where to begin? Pick a ready-made layout when you create a dashboard:

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- **Overview** — a bit of everything.
- **Domains & DNS**, **Drop Catch**, **Servers & Cloud**, **Monitoring** — each focused on one area.
- **Blank dashboard** — start with nothing and add your own widgets.

Then tweak it however you like using **Customize**.

## Create another dashboard
You can have several dashboards — for example, one for domains and one for servers.
1. Select **New dashboard**.
2. Give it a name and pick an icon.
3. Choose a preset or select **Blank dashboard**, then select **Create**.
4. To make a dashboard open first when you sign in, use **Set as default**.

> [!NOTE]
> You can create up to 20 dashboards.

## Change the date range
Some widgets show trends over time. Use the date range control at the top of the dashboard to switch between **7 days**, **30 days**, **90 days** or **12 months**. This control only appears when you have a time-based widget on the dashboard.

## Other things you can do
- **Rename dashboard** — give it a clearer name.
- **Duplicate** — copy a dashboard as a starting point for another one.
- **Reset layout** — undo your widget arrangement and go back to the preset's original layout.
- **Share** — let others in your organization view or edit the dashboard.
- **Delete dashboard** — remove a dashboard you no longer need.

> [!TIP]
> If a widget is cluttering your view but you're not ready to delete it, check **Hidden widgets** — you can bring it back later.

## Troubleshooting
- **Changes not showing up?** Make sure **Customize** is turned on before you try to add, move or resize widgets.
- **Don't see the date range control?** It only appears when your dashboard has at least one time-based widget added.
- **Reached the dashboard limit?** You can have up to 20 dashboards — delete or duplicate over an old one to free up space.