# Concept: DFX Dashboard **URL:** \ **Category:** Bounties & RFPs\ **Created:** [June 1, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398 "2023-06-01T23:09:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dfx-json](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/dfx-json/32/4784_2.png) [@dfx-json](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/dfx-json)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/1 "2023-06-01T23:09:23Z")
Hi Devs I’d like to throw an idea out here and see where it lands. Several weeks ago, @anon74414410 and I were roadmapping the next few quarters when Kyle brought up the concept of a graphical user interface for DFX. Imagine a native application that sits on your dock, that when launched, gives you the ability to configure dfx.json visually, call canisters with arguments that can be composed through a form-based UI, and gives you deeper control over your identity while allowing you to interoperate with Internet Identity. There are a number of other bells and whistles we could add, but as a minimum viable product, it would include the following capabilities: - ability to log in with Internet Identity - ability to interoperate Internet Identity with dfx identity - ability to compose canister arguments through a form and call a canister via the UI - ability to edit JSON configurations such as `dfx.json` Is there some interest from the community to take such a project on? If so, I will happily work with our growth team to put together a bounty. Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![dfx-json](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/dfx-json/32/4784_2.png) [@dfx-json](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/dfx-json)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/2 "2023-06-01T23:13:03Z")
Here are some of the bullet points we jotted down during our brainstorming session: > - Native webframe-based application [https://tauri.app/](https://tauri.app/) > - Wraps CLI functionality of DFX with UI > - Converts JSON to dfx arguments > - Visualization of canisters on local replica, as well as those controlled by your principals > - discoverability of dfx capabilities is low - this GUI can aid > - simplifies cumbersome aspects of interacting with the dfx cli > - standalone - this serves as a “DFX application” that users can use as an alternative to the terminal > - Manages configuration and monitoring > - integrated with dfx? > - command “dfx dashboard” → downloads the gui app, launches it > - Possibility for dfx to install GUI or vice-versa > > - provides quickstart experience > - is the native app aspect necessary? why not just implement as a normal webapp? > - Tauri allows for deployment to multiple environments (e.g. web / mac / windows) > - native app could launch “dfx start” itself, whereas a webapp could not do this > > - native app vs browser app > - reasons for having it be a native app: > - if dfx is installed on system, native app can replace the terminal for a decent number of workflows. e.g. see the github desktop application > - identity synchronization between CLI and UI > - ability to click links that open the native app > - professionalism / user experience is much higher ---
**Author:** ![jwarner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/jwarner/32/10593_2.png) [@jwarner](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/jwarner)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/3 "2023-06-02T00:29:45Z")
As someone new to the ecosystem and getting back into development after a long hiatus, I think it would be great. I may be doing it wrong and inefficient, but as I’m working through the tutorials, or making small changes to learn motoko, having to type “dfx start --background” “dfx deploy” “dfx stop” after incremental changes is painful. I struggle visualizing canisters so that part would be a great help as well. Personally, any repetitive action that can be replaced by a button for a “noob” like myself would be very welcome. Ha ha! ---
**Author:** ![bitdivine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/bitdivine/32/246_2.png) [@bitdivine](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/bitdivine)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/4 "2023-06-02T09:13:50Z")
@jwarner Probably just rerunning `dfx deploy` would be enough, in your case. ---
**Author:** ![bitdivine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/bitdivine/32/246_2.png) [@bitdivine](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/bitdivine)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/5 "2023-06-02T09:28:30Z")
Most of the work would presumably be in the js. E.g. doing visualization of more than a small number of networked components well is hard. At least it is if you care about the relationships between the components. Just providing a grid of icons representing canisters would work fine. If this is built for a native app, presumably the js could still be lifted out and hosted by a canister. The last time I checked Tauri, admittedly when Tauri was quite young, things such as pinch and zoom did not work; Tauri always returned just a single pointer coordinate. It might be worth testing that it supports the basic set of UI gestures needed for a given design. It probably does. But it’s worth checking. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/zane/32/6541_2.png) [@Zane](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Zane)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/6 "2023-06-05T17:35:05Z")
That’d be a great thing to have, I suggest adding it to: [https://dx.internetcomputer.org/](https://dx.internetcomputer.org/) so we can vote for it and give it more visibility. ---
**Author:** ![dfx-json](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/dfx-json/32/4784_2.png) [@dfx-json](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/dfx-json)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/7 "2023-06-05T23:16:37Z")
> **[IC Feedback](https://dx.internetcomputer.org/topic/188)** > > Vote on upcoming ecosystem features for the Internet Computer. ---
**Author:** ![cyberowl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/cyberowl/32/3635_2.png) [@cyberowl](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/cyberowl)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/9 "2023-06-06T00:48:20Z")
I would like to see the UX/UI design on this ---
**Author:** ![dfx-json](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/dfx-json/32/4784_2.png) [@dfx-json](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/dfx-json)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/10 "2023-06-06T18:43:08Z")
fwiw, we didn’t get this far. we stuck mostly to conceptual discussions around this project. I would love to see some UI mockups as well! that will be part of the bounty. ---
**Author:** ![justmert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/justmert/32/10926_2.png) [@justmert](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/justmert)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/11 "2023-06-07T16:38:56Z")
Hi, we have really loved the idea and want to create a proposal which includes technical scheme, deliverables and milestones for this concept. We will share the proposal as soon as possible. Thank you for this great idea. ---
**Author:** ![dfx-json](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/dfx-json/32/4784_2.png) [@dfx-json](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/dfx-json)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/12 "2023-06-07T18:08:10Z")
Exciting, looking forward to seeing the proposal! ---
**Author:** ![boyin0x](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/boyin0x/32/11078_2.png) [@boyin0x](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/boyin0x)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/13 "2023-06-16T15:04:28Z")
Hi guys, saw this bounty on Github and just came here to apply for it. I’ve been playing around with the IC SDK and I think adding GUI it’s a great idea. Please check my Gitcoin portfolio and especially the last bounty I made for the iExec team, (the links are in my application to this bounty on Github, since here are not allowed). Looking forward to work with you guys. ---
**Author:** ![justmert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/justmert/32/10926_2.png) [@justmert](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/justmert)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/concept-dfx-dashboard/20398/14 "2023-07-03T15:14:04Z")
We have submitted a proposal for this bounty on forum, you can check on this link: [Open BNT-7 - DFX Dashboard GUI - A native app - #45 by justmert](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/open-bnt-7-dfx-dashboard-gui-a-native-app/20748/45)