The OpenStack dashboard, also known as Horizon, is a Web interface that enables cloud administrators and users to manage various OpenStack resources and services. The dashboard enables web-based interactions with the OpenStack Compute cloud controller through the OpenStack APIs. These instructions show an example deployment configured with an Apache web server. After you install and configure the dashboard, you can complete the following tasks: Customize your dashboard. See section Customize the dashboard in the OpenStack Cloud Administrator Guide. Set up session storage for the dashboard. See .

Your OpenStack environment now includes the dashboard. You can launch an instance or add more services to your environment in the following chapters.