# The Frontpage When you log in to open.DASH, the first page you land on is the **frontpage** — your personal entry point into the system.  ## What you see The frontpage shows a grid of **tiles**. Each tile represents an area or application you have access to, for example: - **Monitoring** — open your dashboards and work with your data. - **Administration** — manage users, data sources, and permissions. - **Modules** — additional apps that are installed in your instance, such as [open.SERVICE](../../Modules/Modules.md) for maintenance. Every tile has an **icon**, a **color**, and a **label** so you can recognize it at a glance. Click a tile to open that area. Tiles that point to an external system open in a new browser tab. > [!info] What appears here depends on you > The tiles you see are determined by the **plugins installed** in your instance and > by **your permissions**. Two users can therefore see different frontpages. If you > expect a tile that isn't there, ask an administrator to check your > [permissions](Managing%20Data%20Source%20Permissions.md). ## Groups Related tiles can be **grouped** together. When several tiles belong to the same group, open.DASH displays them as a cluster so related functions stay close to one another. ## Automatic redirect If you only have access to a **single** area, open.DASH skips the frontpage and takes you straight there — so you don't have to click through a page with just one tile. ## Notifications The frontpage can also surface **notifications** (for example important system messages), so you see relevant information as soon as you sign in. ## Where to go next - To start visualizing data, open **Monitoring** and create a dashboard — see [The Data Explorer](Data%20Explorer.md). - To orient yourself in the system, read [Key Concepts](Key%20Concepts.md). - The control in the top-right corner of the header lets you switch context — see [The Source Picker](The%20Source%20Picker.md).