# Aspire dashboard

Term type: Tool

A web interface for exploring resource status, console output, structured logs, distributed traces, and metrics.

Also known as: dashboard

The dashboard runs with the AppHost during local development and can also run standalone to receive telemetry. Use the URL printed by your AppHost or CLI instead of assuming a fixed port.

With an AppHost, it displays resources and their states, health information, and console output. Instrumented applications can send structured logs, traces, and metrics using OpenTelemetry.

Seeing a resource in the dashboard does not mean its application is already sending distributed traces or metrics. Configure telemetry in each workload and connect it to the appropriate receiver.

## Practical example

Follow a failing frontend request into an API trace, then inspect the API's logs and database resource health.

## Learn more

- [Explore your app in the dashboard](https://aspire.dev/dashboard/overview/)

## Related terms

- [Health check](https://aspire.dev/hub/glossary/health-check/)

- [OpenTelemetry](https://aspire.dev/hub/glossary/opentelemetry/)

- [ResourceNotificationService](https://aspire.dev/hub/glossary/resourcenotificationservice/)