# Dashboard

> Source: https://parallelworks.com/docs/your-workspace/dashboard

# Dashboard

When you log in to ACTIVATE, you'll see the **Dashboard** by default. The Dashboard serves as your central hub for monitoring and managing your work.

![Screenshot of the Dashboard immediately after logging in to ACTIVATE.](/content-images/docs/your-workspace/dashboard/blank-home-page.png)

## Overview

The Dashboard displays customizable widgets that give you quick access to your most important resources and activities. You can:

- View and run your favorite workflows
- Monitor workflow runs and their status
- Access running sessions
- Start and stop clusters
- Track recent activity

## Default Widgets

The Dashboard includes five default widgets:

### Favorite Workflows

Click a workflow to run or configure it. Add workflows to your favorites from the Workflows page for quick access.

### Workflow Runs

Track current and past workflow runs. From here you can:
- View run status and progress
- Cancel running workflows
- Re-run completed workflows
- Access run logs and output

### Sessions

Monitor active workflow sessions. Click a session to connect to it.

### Compute

View and manage your favorited clusters:
- Start or stop clusters
- Configure cluster settings
- Click a resource name to collapse or expand it

## Customizing Your Dashboard

You can personalize the Dashboard to show the information most relevant to you:

- **Add widgets**: Click the widget selector to add new widgets
- **Remove widgets**: Click the close button on widgets you don't need
- **Rearrange widgets**: Drag and drop widgets to reorder them
- **Resize widgets**: Drag widget edges to resize

For detailed customization instructions, see [Customizing Layouts](/docs/account-settings/customizing-layouts).

## Quick Actions

From the Dashboard, you can quickly:

- **Run a workflow**: Click a favorite workflow
- **Start a cluster**: Click start on a favorite cluster
- **Open a session**: Click an active session
- **View details**: Click any item to see more information

## Related Documentation

- [Customizing Layouts](/docs/account-settings/customizing-layouts) - Personalize your workspace
- [Running Workflows](/docs/run/workflows/running-workflows) - Learn about workflows
- [Creating Clusters](/docs/compute/creating-clusters) - Set up compute resources