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# Create a Dashboard

After you have played around with the different metrics from the left panel, you can create a dashboard out of it by clicking on the `Create Dashboard` which is on the top right corner of the page.

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After clicking on this button, the user will see a popup modal which will prompt the user to name the dashboard.\ <br>

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Now you can head over to the Dashboard List page to check out the dashboard.<br>

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You can now always come to this dashboard to monitor the important metrics.<br>

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