| Overview | View your GitLab [Dashboard](#admin-dashboard), and administer [projects](#administer-projects), users, groups, jobs, runners, and Gitaly servers. |
| Monitoring | View GitLab system information, and information on background jobs, logs, [health checks](monitoring/health_check.md), request profiles, and audit logs. |
| Messages | Send and manage [broadcast messages](broadcast_messages.md) for your users. |
| System Hooks | Configure [system hooks](../../system_hooks/system_hooks.md) for many events. |
| Applications | Create system [OAuth applications](../../integration/oauth_provider.md) for integrations with other services. |
| Abuse Reports | Manage [abuse reports](abuse_reports.md) submitted by your users. |
The Dashboard provides statistics and system information about the GitLab instance.
To access the Dashboard, either:
- Click the Admin Area icon (the wrench icon).
- Visit `/admin` on your self-managed instance.
The Dashboard is the default view of the Admin Area, and is made up of the following sections:
| Section | Description |
|------------|---------------|
| Projects | The total number of projects, up to 10 of the latest projects, and the option of creating a new project. |
| Users | The total number of users, up to 10 of the latest users, and the option of creating a new user. |
| Groups | The total number of groups, up to 10 of the latest groups, and the option of creating a new group. |
| Statistics | Totals of all elements of the GitLab instance. |
| Features | All features available on the GitLab instance. Enabled features are marked with a green circle icon, and disabled features are marked with a power icon. |