Introduction #

Horizon is the canonical implementation of OpenStack’s Dashboard, which provides a web based user interface to OpenStack services including Nova, Swift, Keystone, etc.

For a more in-depth look at Horizon and its architecture, see the Horizon Basics.

To learn what you need to know to get going, see the Quickstart.

Using Horizon #

How to use Horizon in your own projects.

• Installation Guide
  • System Requirements
  • Installing from Packages
  • Installing from Source
  • Horizon plugins
• Configuration Guide
  • Settings Reference
  • Pluggable Panels and Groups
  • Customizing Horizon
  • Themes
  • Branding Horizon
• User Documentation
  • Log in to the dashboard
  • Upload and manage images
  • Configure access and security for instances
  • Launch and manage instances
  • Create and manage networks
  • Create and manage object containers
  • Create and manage volumes
  • Supported Browsers
• Administration Guide
  • Customize and configure the Dashboard
  • Set up session storage for the Dashboard
  • Create and manage images
  • Create and manage roles
  • Manage projects and users
  • Manage instances
  • Manage flavors
  • Manage volumes and volume types
  • View and manage quotas
  • View services information
  • Create and manage host aggregates

Contributor Docs #

For those wishing to develop Horizon itself, or go in-depth with building your own Dashboard or Panel classes, the following documentation is provided.

• Contributor Documentation
  • So You Want to Contribute…
  • Horizon Basics
  • Project Policies
  • Quickstart
  • Horizon’s tests and you
  • Tutorials
  • Topic Guides
  • Module Reference
  • Frequently Asked Questions

Release Notes #

See https://docs.openstack.org/releasenotes/horizon/.

Information #

• Glossary

• Index
• Module Index