---
title: "Dashboard"
description: "Metalhost dashboard documentation — quickstart and guides for app.metalhost.net."
url: "https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard"
---

# Dashboard

Run infrastructure from [app.metalhost.net](https://app.metalhost.net). VMs, bare metal, storage, billing, and team management — all from the web UI.

> **Start here:** [Quickstart](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/quickstart.md) — Sign up, fund the wallet, create an Ubuntu VM, and SSH in. About five minutes.

## Getting started

- [How it works](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/overview.md) — Orgs, projects, wallet, VMs, bare metal, and networking.
- [Quickstart](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/quickstart.md) — First VM in ~5 minutes.

## Virtual machines

- [Create a VM](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/vms-create.md) — CPU or GPU, images, SSH keys, public IPv4, billing.
- [VM lifecycle](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/vms-lifecycle.md) — Start, stop, resize, console, snapshot, clone.
- [SSH keys](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/ssh-keys.md) — Register once, attach to every VM.
- [Public IPv4](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/public-ipv4.md) — Opt-in addresses, pricing, IPv6.
- [Firewall rules](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/firewall.md) — Open ports, restrict SSH to your IP.
- [Networks](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/networks.md) — Default L2 per datacenter, isolation, disk scope.

## Monitoring & automation

- [VM monitoring](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/monitoring.md) — Charts, data quality and optional guest metrics.
- [Alerts & notifications](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/alerts.md) — Rules, open incidents, email, chat and signed webhooks.
- [Automation access](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/automation.md) — Scoped keys, service accounts, rotation and recovery.
- [GitHub Actions](https://metalhost.net/docs/developers/guides/github-actions.md) — Verified workflow access with a complete read-only example. Not managed runners.

## Bare metal

- [Bare metal](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/bare-metal.md) — Whole-host leases, unlimited bandwidth, browse inventory.
- [Lease bare metal](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/bare-metal-lease.md) — Pick a host, OS, SSH, IPv4 block, billing term.
- [Bare metal lifecycle](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/bare-metal-lifecycle.md) — Power, console, network, release, reinstall.
- [Install ISOs](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/bare-metal-isos.md) — ISO library for Proxmox, Windows, BYO Linux.

## Storage & billing

- [Storage](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/storage.md) — Block disks and NFS file shares.
- [Wallet & top-ups](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/wallet-topup.md) — Card, crypto, auto-recharge, alerts.
- [Billing & usage](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/billing.md) — Usage charts, transfer, invoices, limits.

## Organization

- [Projects](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/projects.md) — Create, switch, and manage workspaces.
- [Team members](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/members.md) — Invite, roles, revoke access.
- [Support tickets](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/support.md) — Technical, billing, and limit requests.
- [API keys](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/api-keys.md) — Personal keys, service accounts, and GitHub Actions.
- [Monitoring](https://metalhost.net/docs/dashboard/guides/monitoring.md) — Alerts, Grafana, Prometheus, and expanded guest metrics.