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While you access these dashboards differently, they have similar interfaces, identical charts and +metrics, and you interact with both of them the same way. + +> If you're not sure which option is best for you, see our [single-node](/docs/quickstart/single-node.md) and +> [infrastructure](/docs/quickstart/infrastructure.md) quickstart guides. + +Netdata dashboards are single, scrollable pages with many charts stacked on top of one another. As you scroll up or +down, charts appearing in your browser's viewport automatically load and update every second. + +The dashboard is broken up into multiple **sections**, such as **System Overview**, **CPU**, **Disk**, which are +automatically generated based on which [collectors](/docs/collect/how-collectors-work.md) begin collecting metrics when +Netdata starts up. Sections also appear in the right-hand **menu**, along with submenus based on the contexts and +families Netdata creates for your node. + +## Choose timeframes to visualize + +Both the local Agent dashboard and Netdata Cloud feature time & date pickers to help you visualize specific points in +time. In Netdata Cloud, the picker appears in the [Overview](/docs/visualize/overview-infrastructure.md), [Nodes +view](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/visualize/nodes), [new +dashboards](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/visualize/dashboards), and any single-node dashboards you visit. + +Local Agent dashboard: + + + +Netdata Cloud: + + + +Their behavior is identical. Use the Quick Selector to visualize generic timeframes, or use the calendar or inputs to +select days, hours, minutes or seconds. Click **Apply** to re-render all visualizations with new metrics data, or +**Clear** to restore the default timeframe. + +See reference documentation for the [local Agent dashboard](/web/gui/README.md#time--date-picker) and [Netdata +Cloud](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/war-rooms#time--date-picker) for additional context about how the time & +date picker behaves in each environment. + +## Charts, dimensions, families, and contexts + +A **chart** is an interactive visualization of one or more collected/calculated metrics. You can see the name (also +known as its unique ID) of a chart by looking at the top-left corner of a chart and finding the parenthesized text. On a +Linux system, one of the first charts on the dashboard will be the system CPU chart, with the name `system.cpu`. + +A **dimension** is any value that gets shown on a chart. The value can be raw data or calculated values, such as +percentages, aggregates, and more. Most charts will have more than one dimension, in which case it will display each in +a different color. You can disable or enable showing these dimensions by clicking on them. + +A **family** is _one_ instance of a monitored hardware or software resource that needs to be monitored and displayed +separately from similar instances. For example, if your node has multiple partitions, Netdata will create different +families for `/`, `/boot`, `/home`, and so on. Same goes for entire disks, network devices, and more. + +A **context** groups several charts based on the types of metrics being collected and displayed. For example, the +**Disk** section often has many contexts: `disk.io`, `disk.ops`, `disk.backlog`, `disk.util`, and so on. Netdata uses +this context to create individual charts and then groups them by family. You can always see the context of any chart by +looking at its name or hovering over the chart's date. + +See our [dashboard docs](/web/README.md#charts-contexts-families) for more information about the above distinctions +and how they're used across Netdata to meaningfully organize and present metrics. + +## Interact with charts + +Netdata's charts are fully interactive to help you find meaningful information about complex problems. You can pan +through historical metrics, zoom in and out, select specific timeframes for further analysis, resize charts, and more. +Whenever you use a chart in this way, Netdata synchronizes all the other charts to match it. + +| Change | Method #1 | Method #2 | Method #3 | +| ------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | +| **Stop** a chart from updating | `click` | | | +| **Reset** charts to default auto-refreshing state | `double click` | `double tap` (touchpad/touchscreen) | | +| **Select** a certain timeframe | `ALT` + `mouse selection` | `⌘` + `mouse selection` (macOS) | | +| **Pan** forward or back in time | `click and drag` | `touch and drag` (touchpad/touchscreen) | | +| **Zoom** to a specific timeframe | `SHIFT` + `mouse selection` | | | +| **Zoom** in/out | `SHIFT`/`ALT` + `mouse scrollwheel` | `SHIFT`/`ALT` + `two-finger pinch` (touchpad/touchscreen) | `SHIFT`/`ALT` + `two-finger scroll` (touchpad/touchscreen) | + + + +These interactions can also be triggered using the icons on the bottom-right corner of every chart. They are, +respectively, `Pan Left`, `Reset`, `Pan Right`, `Zoom In`, and `Zoom Out`. + +You can show and hide individual dimensions by clicking on their names. Use `SHIFT + click` to hide or show dimensions +one at a time. Hiding dimensions simplifies the chart and can help you better discover exactly which aspect of your +system is behaving strangely. + +You can resize any chart by clicking-and-dragging the icon on the bottom-right corner of any chart. To restore the chart +to its original height, double-click the same icon. + + + +### Composite charts in Netdata Cloud + +Netdata Cloud now supports composite charts in the Overview interface. Composite charts come with a few additional UI +elements and varied interactions, such as the location of dimensions and a utility bar for configuring the state of +individual composite charts. All of these details are covered in the [Overview +reference](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/visualize/overview) doc. + +## What's next? + +Netdata Cloud users can [build new dashboards](/docs/visualize/create-dashboards.md) in just a few clicks. By +aggregating relevant metrics from any number of nodes onto a single interface, you can respond faster to anomalies, +perform more targeted troubleshooting, or keep tabs on a bird's eye view of your infrastructure. + +If you're finished with dashboards for now, skip to Netdata's health watchdog for information on [creating or +configuring](/docs/monitor/configure-alarms.md) alarms, and [send notifications](/docs/monitor/enable-notifications.md) +to get informed when something goes wrong in your infrastructure. + +### Related reference documentation + +- [Netdata Agent · Web dashboards overview](/web/README.md) +- [Netdata Cloud · War Rooms](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/war-rooms) +- [Netdata Cloud · Overview](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/visualize/overview) +- [Netdata Cloud · Nodes](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/visualize/nodes) +- [Netdata Cloud · Build new dashboards](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/visualize/dashboards) + +[](<>) |