The dashboard, also known as horizon, enables cloud administrators and users to manage various OpenStack resources and services through a Web-based interface. The dashboard enables interactions with the OpenStack Compute cloud controller through the OpenStack APIs. For information about installing and configuring the dashboard, see the OpenStack Installation Guide for your distribution. After you install and configure the dashboard, you can complete the following tasks: Customize your dashboard. See . Set up session storage for the dashboard. See . Deploy the dashboard. See Deploying Horizon. Launch instances with the dashboard. See the OpenStack End User Guide.