--- title: "Navigate through the OpenStack dashboard menu\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # Navigate through the OpenStack dashboard menu 1. [Overview](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#1-overview) 2. [Change the theme](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#2-change-the-theme) 3. [Change admin user password](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#3-change-admin-user-password) 4. [Navigate through the Project menu](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#4-navigate-through-the-project-menu) 5. [Navigate through the Admin menu](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#5-navigate-through-the-admin-menu) 6. [Navigate through the Identity menu](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#6-navigate-through-the-identity-menu) 7. [Next steps](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#7-next-steps) ## 1. Overview ### [Before you get started!](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#before-you-get-started) Welcome to OpenStack! In this series of tutorials, we will walk you through all the necessary steps to install, configure and get started with OpenStack. Using just a single machine, you will learn how to use OpenStack for cloud infrastructure implementation purposes, from a single-node installation to large-scale clusters. This tutorial is the fourth in the “Phase 1 - Learn OpenStack” series. [Explore other tutorials >](https://ubuntu.com/openstack/tutorials) ### [What is OpenStack?](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#what-is-openstack) [OpenStack](https://ubuntu.com/openstack/what-is-openstack) is a collection of open source projects designed to work together to form the basis of a cloud. OpenStack can be used for both private and public cloud implementation. ### [What is Sunbeam?](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#what-is-sunbeam) [Sunbeam](https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/projects/sunbeam.html) is an upstream project under the governance of the OpenInfra Foundation (OIF), which was created to lower the barrier to entry for OpenStack, simplify its adoption process, and set the foundation for an autonomous private cloud. Sunbeam uses cloud-native architecture and total bottom-up automation to make OpenStack more accessible to newcomers and to help users get to grips with the platform immediately. ### [What is MicroStack?](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#what-is-microstack) [MicroStack](https://microstack.run/) (based on Sunbeam) is an OpenStack distribution designed for small-scale cloud environments. While it is available with full commercial support from Canonical, it can also be self-deployed with no friction, effectively eliminating the need for a paid consulting engagement. MicroStack currently includes core OpenStack services only, but is expected to evolve quickly to ensure full feature parity with [Canonical’s Charmed OpenStack](https://ubuntu.com/openstack) soon. ### [In this tutorial, you will learn how to:](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#in-this-tutorial-you-will-learn-how-to) * Navigate through the OpenStack dashboard menu * Change admin user password through the OpenStack dashboard ### [You will only need:](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#you-will-only-need) One fresh physical or virtual machine with: * Ubuntu 22.04 LTS installed, * Static IP address assigned to its primary network interface, * OpenSSH server installed and configured, * 4+ core amd64 CPU, * 16 GB of RAM, * 50 GB of SSD storage. * [OpenStack cloud bootstrapped, configured and sample instance launched](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-openstack-on-your-workstation-and-launch-your-first-instance). --- [Suggest changes ›](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu/25070) about 11 minutes to go *Previous step* [*Next step*](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#2-change-the-theme) ## 2. Change the theme In tutorial [“2. Components”](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/explore-openstack-components-and-set-up-an-openstack-client), we’ve shown how to obtain the *admin* user credentials and how to log in to the OpenStack dashboard. In the following tutorial, we’ll demonstrate how to navigate through it. First, go to OpenStack dashboard URL and sign in using the *admin* user credentials. You will see the following page on your screen: This is the landing page of the OpenStack dashboard. It outlines all the virtual resources that have been created inside of the *admin* project. In the top right corner, there is a drop-down menu that shares the name of the current user (*admin* in this case). By clicking it, you can navigate to the user settings, open OpenStack documentation, download an RC file, change theme or sign out. Let’s click **Default** under **Themes**: After a while you’re going to see the OpenStack dashboard in the default theme: --- [Suggest changes ›](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu/25070) about 10 minutes to go [*Previous step*](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#1-overview) [*Next step*](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#3-change-admin-user-password) ## 3. Change admin user password Navigate to the **admin** drop-down menu in the top right corner, click on it and select **Settings**: This opens the **User Settings** tab: In order to change the password of the *admin* user, click **Change Password** in the menu on the left, fill in all the fields, and click the **Change** button: After that, you have to log in to the OpenStack dashboard with the new password: Navigate to the **admin** drop-down menu in the top right corner, click on it and select *OpenStack RC File* You now also have to log in to the OpenStack client with the new password. To log in as the *admin* user through the OpenStack client, open a new terminal window, execute the following command, and type *admin* when asked for the password: ``` $ source ~/Downloads/admin-openrc.sh ``` --- [Suggest changes ›](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu/25070) about 8 minutes to go [*Previous step*](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#2-change-the-theme) [*Next step*](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#4-navigate-through-the-project-menu) ## 4. Navigate through the Project menu In the top left corner, there is a drop-down menu that shares the name of the current project (*admin* in this case). By clicking it, you can switch to other projects. So far, no other projects have been created under the *admin\_domain*: The **Project** menu on the left is grouped into three sections: * **API Access** provides information about API endpoints of OpenStack services. * **Compute** provides access to project compute resources, such as instances. * **Network** provides access to project network resources, such as virtual networks. For example, to list all images available for the *admin* project, navigate to **Project** → **Compute** → **Images**: --- [Suggest changes ›](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu/25070) about 6 minutes to go [*Previous step*](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#3-change-admin-user-password) [*Next step*](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#5-navigate-through-the-admin-menu) ## 5. Navigate through the Admin menu The **Admin** menu on the left is grouped into five sections: * **Overview** displays usage metrics across all projects. * **Compute** provides access to global compute resources, such as hypervisors. * **Network** provides access to global network resources, such as RBAC policies. * **System** provides access to various system information. * **Optimization** currently not used For example, to list all hypervisors, navigate to **Admin** → **Compute** → **Hypervisors**: Note that the hostname of the hypervisor (here *ip-172-31-8-117.ec2.internal*) and its parameters may be different in your environment. --- [Suggest changes ›](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu/25070) about 4 minutes to go [*Previous step*](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#4-navigate-through-the-project-menu) [*Next step*](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#6-navigate-through-the-identity-menu) ## 6. Navigate through the Identity menu The **Identity** menu on the left is grouped into six sections: * **Domains** provides acces to domains. * **Projects** provides access to project accounts. * **Users** provides access to user accounts. * **Groups** provides access to user groups. * **Roles** provides access to user roles. * **Application Credentials** provides access to application credentials. For example, to list all user domains, navigate to **Identity** → **Domains**: Note that domain IDs may be different in your environment. --- [Suggest changes ›](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu/25070) about 2 minutes to go [*Previous step*](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#5-navigate-through-the-admin-menu) [*Next step*](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#7-next-steps) ## 7. Next steps Congratulations! You have reached the end of this tutorial. You can now move to the next tutorial - [“5. Templates”](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/manage-instance-templates-including-images-and-flavors) - or [explore other tutorials](https://ubuntu.com/openstack/tutorials). ### [In this tutorial, you have learnt how to:](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#in-this-tutorial-you-have-learnt-how-to) * Navigate through the OpenStack dashboard menu * Change admin user password through the OpenStack dashboard ### [Where to go from here?](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#where-to-go-from-here) * [Refer to Sunbeam documentation](https://microstack.run/docs) * [Join the community and ask questions](https://matrix.to/#/#openstack-sunbeam:ubuntu.com) * [Report a bug in Sunbeam](https://bugs.launchpad.net/snap-openstack/+filebug) * [Explore Charmed OpenStack](https://ubuntu.com/openstack/features) Was this tutorial useful? --- [Suggest changes ›](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu/25070) about 0 minutes to go [*Previous step*](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/navigate-through-the-openstack-dashboard-menu?format=md#6-navigate-through-the-identity-menu) *Next step*