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Dashboard and navigation
Find services, projects, commands and status from the dashboard.
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Dashboard and navigation
The Dashboard summarizes Apache and MySQL, the global PHP runtime, connected virtual hosts and recent service logs.
First launch
The welcome dialog offers Start all services or Explore first. Choose Explore first to inspect configuration before starting services. Closing the dialog completes onboarding; it does not install project dependencies. A separate root-password prompt may direct you to database users. Dismissing that prompt is not the same as securing the account; see Databases and users.
Read status and open a project
- Check each service card. Running means the managed server process is running; it does not prove that every website or database request succeeds.
- PHP is a runtime used by Apache and terminals, so its Ready badge is different from a server's Running badge. The short branch and full patch number identify different levels of the same version.
- Use a connected project's hostname to open that website. The Apache open action opens the default localhost site.
- For project response, HTTPS or PHP checks, open Projects → Manage project. Recent logs can contain activity from more than one site.
Start All and Stop All act on the managed server services. Start All is disabled when both are running; Stop All is disabled when both are stopped. Controls also prevent overlapping transitions. Short-lived version probes do not count as running servers or trigger crash notifications. Use Services for individual controls and startup failures.
Navigation and commands
The sidebar opens Services, Projects, Databases, Logs, Terminal, Security, Settings and About. Service cards have overflow menus and context menus for related configuration and logs. A collapsed sidebar can be expanded again.
Press Ctrl+P to open the command palette in the desktop app. Browser development mode uses Ctrl+Shift+P, leaving Ctrl+P available for printing. Search for a destination or action, select it and press Enter; Escape closes the palette. Navigation entries open a screen, while service actions change running state. Prefer the Services screen when you need to inspect the result of an action.
Theme and language controls are available in the header and Settings. Closing the app window may hide it in the tray; see the close/quit distinction in that guide.
When a status looks wrong
Refresh in Services and compare the relevant log, process state and actual project response. A blank or old log is not evidence of success. Report the app version from About, the failing action, timestamp and relevant error text; remove credentials and personal paths first.
Native 1920 × 1032 capture of the v0.1.19 production build, 26 October 2026, using an isolated demonstration profile. Screenshots document the interface; download availability is shown separately on the website.