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title: Create a Dashboard
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Chronograf offers a complete dashboard solution for visualizing your data and monitoring your infrastructure.
Use Chronograf's [pre-created dashboards](/chronograf/v1.3/troubleshooting/frequently-asked-questions/#what-applications-are-supported-in-chronograf) or create customized dashboards to meet your setup's needs.
This guide introduces Chronograf's customized dashboard features.

By the end of this document, you'll be aware of all the tools you need to create a dashboard similar to this one:

![Oh, the Chronobilities](/img/chronograf/v1.3/g-dashboard-possibilities.png)

## Requirements

This guide assumes you have a working Chronograf instance that's connected to an InfluxDB source.
It uses data from Telegraf's [system statistics](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/system) input plugin.
See the [Getting Started](/chronograf/v1.3/introduction/getting-started/) guide for step-by-step installation and configuration instructions.

## Build a Dashboard

Before you start, navigate to the Dashboards page and click on the `Create Dashboard` button.<commit_msg>Update create-a-dashboard.md<commit_after>---
title: Create a Dashboard
menu:
  chronograf_1_3:
    weight: 1
    parent: Guides
---

Chronograf offers a complete dashboard solution for visualizing your data and monitoring your infrastructure.
Use Chronograf's [pre-created dashboards](/chronograf/v1.3/troubleshooting/frequently-asked-questions/#what-applications-are-supported-in-chronograf) or create customized dashboards to meet your setup's needs.
This guide introduces Chronograf's customized dashboard features.

By the end of this document, you'll be aware of all the tools you need to create a dashboard similar to this one:

![Oh, the Chronobilities](/img/chronograf/v1.3/g-dashboard-possibilities.png)

## Requirements

This guide assumes you have a working Chronograf instance that's connected to an InfluxDB source.
It uses data from Telegraf's [system statistics](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/system) input plugin.
See the [Getting Started](/chronograf/v1.3/introduction/getting-started/) guide for step-by-step installation and configuration instructions.

## Build a Dashboard

Before you start, navigate to the Dashboards page and click on the `Create Dashboard` button.
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