1.3 Navigating the Dashboard

After logging in to Compute Service, you’ll land on the Dashboard. This is your central hub for managing workspaces, monitoring costs, and accessing platform features.

Dashboard Sections

Announcements

Important platform updates and notifications. Check this regularly for:

  • Scheduled maintenance windows
  • New features and capabilities
  • Policy updates
  • Known issues and workarounds

My Projects

Shows your project’s consumed and remaining credits. You’ll see one entry for each project you’re a member of.

Information Description
Project Name The name of your research project
Credits Used Amount of credits consumed to date
Credits Remaining Available credits for the project
Budget Period Current billing period dates
Note

Cost updates are delayed by 24 hours due to billing limitations. The costs displayed reflect usage from approximately 24 hours ago.

Left Navigation Menu

Menu Item Function
Dashboard View project overview and credit spend (current page)
SSH Keys Create and manage SSH key pairs for workspace access
Workspaces Provision and manage your research workspaces
Studies Manage data studies and shared datasets (if enabled)

Quick Actions

Action How To
Create a workspace Click Workspaces → Create Workspace
Connect to a workspace Click Workspaces → Select workspace → Connections
Check spending View My Projects on the Dashboard
Create SSH key Click SSH Keys → Create Key

Now that you know your way around, let’s create your first workspace: Creating Your First Workspace