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+# Customize the standard dashboard
+
+While the [Netdata dashboard](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/web/gui/README.md) comes preconfigured with hundreds of charts and
+thousands of metrics, you may want to alter your experience based on a particular use case or preferences.
+
+## Dashboard settings
+
+To change dashboard settings, click the on the **settings** icon 
+![Import icon](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netdata/netdata-ui/98e31799c1ec0983f433537ff16d2ac2b0d994aa/src/components/icon/assets/gear.svg)
+in the top panel.
+
+These settings only affect how the dashboard behaves in your browser. They take effect immediately and are permanently
+saved to browser local storage (except the refresh on focus / always option). Some settings are applied immediately, and
+others are only reflected after the dashboard is refreshed, which happens automatically.
+
+Here are a few popular settings:
+
+### Change chart legend position
+
+Find this setting under the **Visual** tab. By default, Netdata places the 
+[legend of dimensions](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.md#dimension) _below_ charts. 
+Click this toggle to move the legend to the _right_ of charts.
+
+
+### Change theme
+
+Find this setting under the **Visual** tab. Choose between Dark (the default) and White.
+
+## Customize the standard dashboard info
+
+Netdata stores information about individual charts in the `dashboard_info.js` file. This file includes section and
+subsection headings, descriptions, colors, titles, tooltips, and other information for Netdata to render on the
+dashboard.
+
+One common use case for customizing the standard dashboard is adding internal "documentation" a section or specific
+chart that can then be read by anyone with access to that dashboard.
+
+For example, here is how `dashboard_info.js` defines the **System Overview** section.
+
+```javascript
+netdataDashboard.menu = {
+  'system': {
+    title: 'System Overview',
+    icon: '<i class="fas fa-bookmark"></i>',
+    info: 'Overview of the key system metrics.'
+  },
+```
+
+If you want to customize this information, use the example `dashboard_info_custom_example.js` as a starting point.
+First, navigate to the web server's directory. If you're on a Linux system, this should be at `/usr/share/netdata/web/`.
+Copy the example file, then ensure that its permissions match the rest of the web server, which is `netdata:netdata` by
+default.
+
+```bash
+cd /usr/share/netdata/web/
+sudo cp dashboard_info_custom_example.js your_dashboard_info_file.js
+sudo chown netdata:netdata your_dashboard_info_file.js
+```
+
+Edit the file with customizations to the `title`, `icon`, and `info` fields. Replace the string after `fas fa-` with any
+icon from [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/cheatsheet) to customize the icons that appear throughout the
+dashboard.
+
+Save the file, then navigate to your [Netdata config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md) to edit `netdata.conf`. Add
+the following line to the `[web]` section to tell Netdata where to find your custom configuration.
+
+```conf
+[web]
+    custom dashboard_info.js = your_dashboard_info_file.js
+```
+
+Reload your browser tab to see your custom configuration.