# The First Steps - Navigating the Dashboard Once signed up and logged in, the user is directed to the Dashboard page in the application.

The first section on this page is a collapsible Tutorial section. This section has different pointers to help the user navigate the application easily. There are four widgets providing you with an overview of your account. The widgets show the following data, * Number of Projects - Total number of projects * Credits Used - Number of credits used so far * Credits left - Number of credits left * API requests - Number of API requests made so far A card to display the ***Account Information*** is displayed on this page. The card displays the following data, * User Name - Email ID of the logged-in user * Subscription ID - The subscription ID * Credit Limit - Number of credits allocated * Last Login - Date and time of the last login * Auth Token - Platform Access Token There are two sections called ***Endpoints*** and ***DApps***. When the user logs in for the first time, the Create New button in these sections will glow indicating that creating endpoints and DApp are the first actions to be executed. The ***Endpoints*** section has a button that says ***Create New***. Please click this button to create new endpoints. The following pop-up opens up,

Please select the required Infrastructure type from the ***Select Infra Type*** dropdown. The options are * Blockchain Node - To create an endpoint to communicate with the Blockchain protocol * Storage Node - To create an endpoint to communicate with the Storage provider * DID Node - To create an endpoint to communicate with the decentralized Identifier For different infrastructures, the available protocols for that infrastructure are displayed in the ***Select Protocol*** dropdown Select the required endpoint type from the ***Select Endpoint Type*** dropdown Click ***Create Endpoint*** button to create the endpoint Once the endpoint is created, it is displayed in the same Endpoints section in the dashboard. The ***DApps*** section has a button that says ***Create New***. Please click this button to create a new DApp. The page is navigated to the **Create DApp** page under the ***DApp Studio*** side menu. The DApp creation process is split into 4 steps. ### Step 1

In Step 1, the ***DApp Title*** and ***DApp Description*** are entered. Select the Industry from the ***Select Industries*** dropdown. Multiple Industries can be selected. Click on the ***Next*** button to move to the next step. ### Step 2

In Step 2, the required ***Blockchain Node***, ***Storage Node,*** and ***DID Node*** are selected. Click on the ***+Create an Endpoint*** button to create a new endpoint. The respective create pop-up modal opens up (The same flow as explained in the Endpoints section earlier). You can enter the details and create your endpoint. Click on the ***Next*** button to move to the next step. ### Step 3

In Step 3, you need to answer a series of questions. These questions are to understand what services you will require in the project. So if you answer ***Yes*** for a few services then the project will be created with preset information for the respective services. Even if you select ***No*** here in this step and if you require the service later, it can be done. ### Step 4

In Step 4, you see a summary of all the selected options from the previous steps. Click ***Create*** button to create the project. Once the project is created, it is displayed in the same Projects section in the dashboard.