# Cloider dashboard tour, sidebar, search and menus

> A tour of the Cloider dashboard: the sidebar, search and its keyboard shortcut, the account menu, notifications, the trial banner and resource pages.

The Cloider dashboard at [cloider.com/dashboard](https://cloider.com/dashboard) is the web interface for everything in your account: apps, Kubernetes clusters, databases, buckets, registry projects, domains, usage, billing, support and access control. This page walks through its layout so you know where everything is.

## At a glance

| Part | Where | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sidebar | Left edge | One entry per product and account page |
| Search | Top bar, center | Finds pages and resources by name. Shortcut: `⌘ K` on macOS, `Ctrl K` elsewhere |
| Notifications | Bell icon, top right | Opens the Notifications page |
| Help | Question mark icon, top right | Opens Support |
| Account menu | Your account's picture and name, top right | **Switch account** and **Logout** |
| Trial banner | Top of the page | Shows the trial end date while the account is on the trial |

## The landing page

When you open the dashboard, it shows the **Apps** page, the first entry in the sidebar. The Cloider logo in the top left corner always brings you back there.

## The sidebar

The sidebar lists every part of the dashboard, in this order:

| Entry | Page | What you manage there | Docs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Apps** | `/dashboard/apps` | Deployed applications, their builds, logs and environment | [Apps](/apps/overview) |
| **Kubernetes** | `/dashboard/clusters` | Serverless Kubernetes clusters | [Kubernetes](/kubernetes/overview) |
| **Registry** | `/dashboard/registry` | Container registry projects and images | [Container Registry](/container-registry/overview) |
| **Databases** | `/dashboard/databases` | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis | [Databases](/databases/overview) |
| **Buckets** | `/dashboard/buckets` | S3 compatible object storage | [Object Storage](/object-storage/overview) |
| **Domains** | `/dashboard/domains` | Free subdomains, custom domains, DNS records and targets | [Domains and DNS](/domains/overview) |
| **Usage** | `/dashboard/usage` | This month's usage and cost per resource | [Usage](/account/usage) |
| **Billing** | `/dashboard/billing` | Monthly invoices. Shown to the account **Owner** only | [Billing](/account/billing) |
| **Support** | `/dashboard/support` | Support requests to the Cloider team | [Support](/account/support) |
| **Access Control** | `/dashboard/access-control` | Members, API tokens, S3 credentials and registry tokens | [Access control](/account/access-control) |

Some entries carry a small badge such as **New** or **Beta**, which marks a recently added product.

On a narrow screen, the hamburger button at the left end of the top bar (**Toggle menu**) collapses and expands the sidebar.

## Search

The search box in the top bar finds dashboard pages and your resources by name. Click it, or press `⌘ K` (macOS) or `Ctrl K` (Windows and Linux), and start typing.

Results are grouped in this order: **Pages**, **Apps**, **Clusters**, **Registry Projects**, **Databases**, **Buckets** and **Domains**. Use the arrow keys to move between results, `Enter` to open one and `Escape` to close the results.

Search understands common words for each page, not only its title. For example:

| You type | You find |
| --- | --- |
| `k8s`, `kubectl` or `kubeconfig` | **Kubernetes** |
| `postgres`, `mysql`, `redis` or `mongo` | **Databases** |
| `s3`, `files` or `access keys` | **Buckets** and **S3 credentials** |
| `invoices` or `credit card` | **Billing** (Owner only) |
| `api keys` or `bearer` | **API tokens** |
| `docker login` or `pull secret` | **Registry tokens** |
| `new cluster`, `create database`, `new bucket` | The matching create form |
| `ticket` or `help` | **Support** and **New support request** |

Resource results match the resource's name, so typing `orders` finds a database called `orders-db`. Results appear as you type, and a resource you created in the last half minute may not be listed yet.

## The account menu

The button in the top right corner shows the picture and name of the **account you are working in**, which is not always your own. Click it to open the account menu:

- **Switch account** appears when you are a member of at least one other account. It takes you to the **Select an account** screen. See [Switch accounts](/account/switch-accounts).
- **Logout** signs you out of the dashboard.

## Notifications

The bell icon opens the **Notifications** page. Notifications are announcements from Cloider: new features, offers, and warnings such as a budget that is about to be exceeded. When there is nothing new, the page says *You don't have any new notifications!*. Read [Notifications](/account/notifications) for the emails Cloider sends.

## The trial banner

While the account is on the free trial, a banner across the top of every page says that you are on the limited trial period and when it ends. For the account owner it includes an **UPGRADE NOW!** link. If the trial has ended without an upgrade, the banner turns red and says the account is suspended. See [Create an account](/get-started/create-an-account#the-free-trial).

## How resource pages work

Every product page follows the same pattern, so once you know one you know them all.

1. **The list page** (for example **Kubernetes**) shows your resources in a table with their status. A create button sits at the top, for example **Create Cluster** or **Create App**.
2. **The row menu**: the button with three dots at the end of each row opens actions for that resource, such as **Kubeconfig**, **Terminal**, **Pause**, **Resume** and **Delete** for a cluster. Actions that don't apply to the current status are greyed out.
3. **The detail page**: click a resource's name to open it. Detail pages have tabs, such as **Overview**, **Insights**, **Builds**, **Environment**, **Settings**, **Logs** and **Terminal** for an app.
4. **Statuses update by themselves**: while a resource is changing (for example **Creating** or **Pausing**), the page polls until it settles. You don't need to reload.

What each status means is listed in [Status values](/reference/status-values).

:::note[Members with the Restricted role]
If your role in the account is **Restricted**, the dashboard hides or disables the buttons that change things, such as **Create Cluster** and **Delete**. You can still look at everything. See [Accounts and roles](/concepts/accounts-and-roles).
:::

## Sessions and signing out

A dashboard session lasts 24 hours. When it expires, the dashboard shows **Login session lost!** with a **Reload page** button: reload and sign in again with Google or GitHub. **Logout** in the account menu ends the session straight away.

Signing out of the dashboard doesn't affect API tokens or the CLI. Tokens keep working until they are deleted. See [API tokens](/account/api-tokens).

## Next steps

- [Choose a tool](/get-started/choose-a-tool): when the CLI, Terraform, the API or an AI agent fits better than the dashboard.
- [Deploy your first app](/get-started/deploy-your-first-app).
- [Access control](/account/access-control): invite your team.