Guides & References
User Guide
Manage instances, volumes, networks, images, and access — all from the browser.
Admin Guide
Configure, customize, and operate the Dashboard for your organization.
Key Capabilities
Instance Management
Launch, resize, reboot, snapshot, and terminate compute instances.
Storage Control
Create and attach volumes, manage snapshots and backups.
Network Topology
Visualize and configure networks, subnets, routers, and floating IPs.
Image Library
Upload, share, and launch from OS images and instance snapshots.
Identity & Access
Manage key pairs, security groups, and application credentials.
Object Storage
Browse and manage object storage containers and files.
Xloud-Exclusive Features
The Xloud Dashboard ships with capabilities developed by the Xloud engineering team that go beyond standard Horizon — available today in your deployment.Global Search
Search across all resources — instances, volumes, networks, images — from a single bar in the top navigation.
Monitoring & Logging
Integrated Grafana dashboards, OpenSearch log analytics, Wazuh security alerts, and Alertmanager routing — all from the Dashboard.
VM Console Login
Set Linux and Windows VM login credentials directly from the Dashboard console — no SSH required.
Activity Reporting
Per-project and per-user activity timeline — audit every action taken through the Dashboard.
Dashboard Architecture
The Dashboard communicates exclusively through the Xloud API layer — it holds no direct database connections and performs no direct operations on compute or storage infrastructure. All actions go through the same REST APIs available to the CLI and SDKs, enforcing identical RBAC rules.Dashboard Components
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Web Server | Apache HTTP Server with mod_wsgi for WSGI application serving |
| Application | Django web framework with Horizon dashboard framework |
| Session Storage | Memcached (default) — fast, ephemeral session data |
| Static Assets | Pre-compressed CSS/JS bundles served directly by Apache |
| Theme Engine | Customizable branding, logos, colors, and panel layout |
| Policy Engine | Oslo.policy integration — enforces the same RBAC rules as the API |
| Global Search | Cross-resource full-text search (Xloud extension) |
| Monitoring Panel | Embedded Grafana + OpenSearch + Wazuh (Xloud extension) |
Coming Soon: XCONNECT
XCONNECT — Next-Generation Dashboard
XCONNECT is Xloud’s purpose-built cloud management dashboard, designed for enterprise private cloud operations. It replaces the current Horizon-based interface with a modern, high-performance UI that integrates deeply with Xloud-specific features including live vCPU/RAM scaling, storage tiering, automated resource optimization, and multi-cluster management. Additional XCONNECT capabilities — user profile management (photo, theme, 2FA, SSH credentials), advanced activity reporting, and Windows/Linux VM credential management — are being added as XCONNECT replaces Horizon. XCONNECT will be available as a drop-in upgrade — the
connect.<your-domain> URL stays the same.Related Services
Identity & Access
Authentication and RBAC for Dashboard login and operations
Compute
Instance lifecycle management through the Dashboard
Networking
Network topology visualization and configuration