# Console Overview

The TeraSwitch console at [console.tsw.io](https://console.tsw.io) is your central hub for managing all infrastructure resources. This guide walks you through the main areas of the interface.

### Dashboard

When you first log in, you'll see the Dashboard. This provides an overview of:

* **Your Projects & Roles** - A list of projects you have access to and your role in each
* **Service Overview** - Quick counts of your Metal and Cloud services
* **Quick Actions** - Buttons to create new services

The dashboard displays a personalized greeting and shows your current account and organization.

### Navigation Sidebar

The left sidebar provides access to all major sections:

#### Manage Section

* **Dashboard** - Return to the main overview
* **Orders** - View and manage service orders
* **Metal** - Bare metal server management
  * Services - List of all metal instances
  * Bandwidth - Usage monitoring
* **IP Blocks** - Manage additional IPv4 addresses
* **GPU** - GPU compute resources
* **Cloud** - Cloud compute management
  * Compute - Virtual instances
  * Volumes - Storage volumes
  * Networks - Private networking
* **Block Storage** - Persistent block storage

#### Settings Section

* **Settings** - Organization, project, and user settings
* **Billing** - Invoices and payment management
* **Support** - Access support resources
* **Changelog** - Platform updates and changes

### Project Selector

At the top of the sidebar, you'll find the **Project Selector**. Click it to:

* Switch between projects you have access to
* See your role in each project (Admin, Member, etc.)

Projects help organize resources and control access within your organization.

### Top Navigation

The top bar includes:

* **Search** - Quickly find resources across your account
* **Theme Toggle** - Switch between light and dark mode
* **Notifications** - System alerts and updates
* **User Menu** - Account settings and logout

### Creating Resources

Use the **Create Services** dropdown in the top right to quickly deploy new:

* Metal servers
* Cloud instances
* IP blocks
* Storage volumes

Each creation flow guides you through selecting configuration options specific to that resource type.


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