# 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: 2026-10-08

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Dashboards let you see the information that matters most to you at a glance, and this guide shows anyone — no technical background needed — how to set one up.

## Overview
- Choose which widgets appear on your dashboard and arrange them however you like.
- Start from a ready-made layout or build your own from scratch.
- Create multiple dashboards for different purposes, like one for domains and one for servers.
- Changes save automatically as you make them.

## Customize your dashboard
1. Go to your **Dashboard**.
2. Select **Customize** to start editing.
3. **Add a 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.

Then tweak it however you like.

## Create another dashboard
You can have several dashboards — for example, one for domains and one for servers.
1. Create a new dashboard and give it a **name** and an **icon**.
2. Set one as your **default** so it opens first when you sign in.

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

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

## Tips
- Your changes save automatically as you go — no need to look for a save button.
- To let others use your dashboard, see **Share a dashboard**.