Top Menu
Reference documentation for the options panel that displays at the top of the FreeCORE UI.
Across the top row are links to outside resources and buttons to control the system.
The options described from left to right:
Click the links above to jump to the sections with details on these top toolbar options.
Logos and Side Panel Controls
The logo in the upper-left corner shows the installed FreeCORE software. Clicking the image takes you to the system Dashboard.
The next two buttons control how the side menu displays. Click the (menu icon) to hide or show the entire left side panel. Click the (chevron left icon) to collapse the left side panel to shortcut icons or expand to show icons and text.
Click the logo to open the project website in a new browser tab.
Status Icons
The remaining icons in the top menu show various statuses. They also provide system options.
A checkmark () cloud icon indicates HA is functional. An on top of the cloud icon indicates HA disabled or otherwise unavailable.
Task Manager
The (clipboard icon) is the system Task Manager. Click the icon to show a list of running or completed FreeCORE tasks. Tasks are sortable by their success or error State, task Method, and Progress. Typing text in the Filter field shows tasks that match the characters typed into the field. Clicking an entry shows more details about that task. This includes start and end timestamps.
Alerts
The (bell icon) contains system notification messages. The icon changes to when FreeCORE creates a new alert. Clicking the icon slides out a panel from the right side of the screen that lists each alert. Dismiss or reopen alerts in this panel. Dismissing an alert does not prevent it from recurring. FreeCORE might create a new alert if the alert conditions continue to exist on the system. Configure the alert system in System > Alert Settings.
Settings
The (gear icon) contains links to various system specific options.
Change Password is a shortcut for changing the administrator (root) account password. Password required to log in to the FreeCORE web interface. Back up or otherwise memorize the updated password when changing it.
Preferences contains theme and other visual options for the web interface:
API Keys opens the API Keys screen where you can create or view API keys on the system. Click Add to create a new API key. Click Docs to open the API documentation for the current release.
About opens the About dialog, which credits the project lineage and links to the documentation and project pages.
Power
The (power icon) has the options for changing the system state.
Log Out exits the web interface and shows the login screen. The system remains powered on.
Restart initiates a power cycle. The web interface closes. Discontinues power to the system which is then re-enabled. The login screen appears when the boot cycle completes.
Shut Down exits the web interface. The process to safely discontinue power to the system begins. The system remains offline until the power situation corrects.