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diff --git a/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx b/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f3a8f805a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +--- +title: "Customize the standard dashboard" +description: "Netdata's preconfigured dashboard offers many customization options, such as choosing when charts are updated, your preferred theme, and custom text to document processes, and more." +type: how-to +custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx +--- + +# Customize the standard dashboard + +While the [Netdata dashboard](/docs/dashboard/how-dashboard-works.mdx) 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  +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](/docs/dashboards/charts-dimensions-contexts-families.mdx#dimensions) _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 + +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](/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. + +## What's next? + +If you're keen on continuing to customize your Netdata experience, check out our docs on [building new custom +dashboards](/web/gui/custom/README.md) with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. + +### Further reading & related information + +- Dashboard + - [How the dashboard works](/docs/dashboard/how-dashboard-works.mdx) + - [Interact with charts](/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx) + - [Chart dimensions, contexts, and families](/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx) + - [Select timeframes to visualize](/docs/dashboard/select-timeframes.mdx) + - [Import, export, and print a snapshot](/docs/dashboard/import-export-print-snapshot.mdx) + - **[Customize the standard dashboard](/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx)** |