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<title > About the OpenStack dashboard</title>
<para > To install the OpenStack dashboard, complete the
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following high-level steps:</para>
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<listitem >
<para > Meet the system requirements for accessing the
dashboard.</para>
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<listitem >
<para > Install the OpenStack Dashboard framework, including
Apache and related modules.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem >
<para > Configure the dashboard.</para>
<para > Then, restart and run the Apache server.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem >
<para > Verify your installation by going to the URL of the
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Apache server you configured.</para>
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</listitem>
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<title > Next steps:</title>
<para > After you install the dashboard, you can complete the following tasks:</para>
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<listitem >
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<para > To customize your dashboard, see <link xlink:href= "http://docs.openstack.org/grizzly/openstack-compute/install/apt/content/dashboard-custom-brand.html" > How To Custom Brand The OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon)</link> .
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</para>
</listitem>
<listitem >
<para > To set up session storage for the dashboard,
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see <link xlink:href= "http://docs.openstack.org/grizzly/openstack-compute/install/apt/content/dashboard-sessions.html"
>OpenStack Dashboard Session Storage</link> .</para>
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</listitem>
<listitem >
<para > To deploy the
dashboard, see <link
xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/developer/horizon/topics/deployment.html"
>Deploying Horizon</link> .</para>
</listitem>
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<para > To launch instances with the dashboard, see the
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<citetitle > OpenStack User Guide</citetitle> .</para> </listitem>
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