+[[chapter_gui]]
+Graphical User Interface
+========================
+ifndef::manvolnum[]
+:pve-toplevel:
+endif::manvolnum[]
+
+{pve} is simple. There is no need to install a separate management
+tool, everything can be done via your web browser (Latest Firefox and
+Google Chrome is preferred). To access VM/CT console, a built in HTML5
+console is used. As alternative, SPICE can be used.
+
+As we use Proxmox Cluster file system (pmxcfs),you can connect to any
+node to manage the whole cluster.
+
+To use the Central Web-based Management, you need a modern browser,
+this includes:
+
+* Firefox, a release from the current year, or the latest Enterprise
+* Support Release Chrome, a release from the current year
+* Microsoft currently supported versions of Edge Browser
+* Apple currently supported versions of Safari
+
+If {pve} detect you're connecting from a mobile device, you will
+redirected to a light weight touch based UI.
+
+The web interface can be reached via https://youripaddress:8006
+(default login is: root, the password is specified during the
+installation).
+
+
+Features
+--------
+
+* Seamless integration and management of Proxmox VE 4.x Cluster
+* AJAX technologies for dynamic updates of resources
+* Secure access to all Virtual Machines and Containers via SSL encryption (https)
+* Fast search-driven interface, capable of handling hundreds and probably thousands of VMs
+* Secure HTML5 console or SPICE
+* Role based permission management for all objects (VMs, storages, nodes, etc.)
+* Support for multiple authentication sources (e.g. local, MS ADS, LDAP, ...)
+* Two-Factor Authentication
+* Proxmox VE Firewall
+* Based on Ext JS 6.x JavaScript framework
+
+
+GUI Overview
+------------
+
+[thumbnail="gui-datacenter-summary.png"]
+
+The GUI has 3 sectors:
+
+* On the left side is the navigation bar. The navigation bar is
+ structured into 4 different types. It has 4 different views,
+ which can be selected on the top.
+** Datacenter: contains all the settings belonging to all machines.
+** Nodes: represent the host where the VM/CT runs on. It is named like
+ the hostname. Normally the name was set by the installation.
+** Entity: can be a VM, container or a storage.
+** Logical pools: it is possible to group entities to a group for easy management.
+* On the right side is the main management center, where all content
+ of the selected entity form the navigation bar is shown.
+* On the bottom is the task log section, where all tasks are shown.
+
+
+Dataceter Level
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+[thumbnail="gui-datacenter-search.png"]
+
+On the datacenter level you can manage cluster wide settings and get
+information about this cluster.
+
+* *Search:* it is possible to search anything in cluster
+,this can be a node, VM, Container, Storage or a pool.
+
+* *Summery:* gives a brief overview over the cluster health.
+
+* *Options:* can show and set defaults, which apply cluster wide.
+
+* *Storage:* is the place where a storage will add/managed/removed.
+
+* *Backup:* has the capability to schedule Backups. This is
+ cluster wide, so you do not care about where the VM/Container are on
+ your cluster at schedule time.
+
+* *Permissions:* will manage user and group permission, LDAP,
+ MS-AD and Two-Factor authentication can be setup here.
+
+* *HA:* will manage the {pve} High-Availability
+
+* *Firewall:* on this level the Proxmox Firewall works cluster wide and
+ makes templates which are cluster wide available.
+
+* *Support:* here you get all information about your support subscription.
+
+If you like to have more information about this see the corresponding chapter.
+
+
+Node Level
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+[thumbnail="gui-node-summary.png"]
+
+All belongs of a node can be managed at this level.
+
+* *Search:* it is possible to search anything on the node,
+ this can be a VM, Container, Storage or a pool.
+
+* *Summery:* gives a brief overview over the resource usage.
+
+* *Shell:* log you in the shell of the node.
+
+* *System:* is for configuration like network, time and shows your syslog.
+
+* *Updates:* will upgrade the system and inform you about new packets.
+
+* *Firewall:* on this level is only for this node.
+
+* *Disk:* gives you an brief overview about you physical hard drives and
+ how do you use them.
+
+* *Ceph:* is only used if you have installed a Ceph sever on you
+ host. Then you can here manage your Ceph cluster and see the status
+ of it.
+
+* *Task History:* here all past task are shown.
+
+* *Subscription:* here you can upload you subscription key and get a
+ system overview in case of a support case.
+
+ifdef::wiki[]
+
+See Also
+--------
+
+* link:/wiki/Central_Web-based_Management
+
+endif::wiki[]
+
+////
+TODO:
+
+VM, CT, Storage, Pool section
+
+////