Editing a dashboard

Route: /dashboards/<id>

The editor is a full-page grid. View mode shows live panels. Edit layout unlocks placing, resizing, and panel configuration.

See also: Overview · Managing dashboards · Playlists

Open and save

1. From /dashboards, click the name, View, or double-click a row.
2. Click Edit layout to enter edit mode (banner: you can drag and resize panels).
3. Use Add panel, Variables, and Settings as needed.
4. Click Save dashboard (or Exit edit without saving to discard).

Breadcrumb Dashboards returns to the list.

An empty dashboard shows a short empty state. In Edit layout you can place panels on the grid (handles appear on each panel).

Add a panel

1. In edit mode, click Add panel.
2. Hover a catalog row to see its preview image (when the type has one).
3. Drag the card onto the grid, or click it and confirm Add panel in the drawer footer.

Edit a panel and preview

1. In Edit layout, open the panel menu (vertical dots) and click Edit (shortcut E).
2. Edit panel opens: live Preview on the left, Panel options on the right.
3. Change title, scope, colors, or type-specific fields — the preview updates as you type.
4. Use Fill, Grid size, or Free to size the preview. Click Apply to keep changes, or Discard.

Panel types

Panel	What it shows
Service card	Health and alerts for one service
Services overview	Tiles for many services
Service topology	Dependency graph
Alert viewer	Live, filterable alerts table
Stat card	One metric, optional drill-down to alerts
Severity donut	Active alerts by severity
Service health	Services by health status
Top services	Services with the most alerts
Alerts trend	Alert volume over time
Severity heatmap	Services vs severity counts
Recent incidents	Latest incidents
Status notes	Editorial notes
Image / Text block / Divider / HTML embed	Layout and copy
Grafana / Checkmk	External embeds
Current time and date	Clock

Some catalog items show Login required on public page when they cannot run on an anonymous status page.

Toolbar

Control	When	Purpose
Refresh	Always	Reload live data
Add panel	Edit mode	Open the catalog
Variables	Edit mode	Dashboard variables (inherited by service-aware panels)
Settings	Editors	Dashboard settings
Edit layout / Exit edit / Save dashboard	Editors	Layout mode
Import / Export	View	Export layout, Import layout, Reset layout
Copy link / Open in new tab	Shareable dashboards	Public URL

Dashboard settings

Settings opens Dashboard settings. Options apply in management and on the public status page. Click Save in that drawer (and save the dashboard layout) to persist.

Section	Typical options
Link access	Visibility (management only / open public link / authenticated users only)
Auto-refresh	Enable, interval (seconds), progress bar, countdown in the header
Grid	Grid columns, row height, gaps, max rows (0 = unlimited)
Dashboard service	Scope new service-aware panels to one service (Inherit dashboard service)
Header logo (public status page)	Image next to the product logo (max 750 KB)
Services and alerts (status page)	Filters and health rules for service tiles

Changing Grid columns can misalign existing panels — review the layout after you change it.

Import, export, reset

Import / Export downloads or pastes the layout JSON, or Reset layout to an empty grid (confirm). Use export to copy a layout between environments.

Best practices

1. Add a few panels, Save dashboard, then refine.
2. Use Dashboard service when every panel should follow one service.
3. Preview the public URL after changing Visibility.
4. Do not put credentials or private embeds on Open public link dashboards.