> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.ava.do/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.ava.do/your-avado/finding-your-way-around/the-home-page-and-menus.md).

# The Home Page and Menus

Your AVADO comes with a pre-installed operating system that you manage from a web page, the **AVADO Admin**. Open <http://my.ava.do> in your browser to see the **Home** page.

## Home: your AVADO's health centre

Home answers one question first: *is my AVADO healthy?* It then shows what runs on it.

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From top to bottom:

### Connected badge

Next to the **Home** title you see **Connected** (green) while your browser can talk to your AVADO. If it says **Disconnected**, see [Connection Troubleshooting](/quick-help/connection-troubleshooting.md).

### Chain status strip

If you run a consensus client, a strip at the top shows which chain your AVADO follows, for example **Following Ethereum mainnet**, with a short sentence:

* **… is in step with the network.** All good.
* **… is syncing with the network.** The client is still catching up. Validators can only attest once it is synced.
* **… is N slots behind.** The client is falling behind. See [Health checks explained](/your-avado/finding-your-way-around/health-checks-explained.md#chain-and-sync).
* **… can't be reached.** The Admin can't ask the client how far it has synced.
* **Waiting for chain data.** The Admin has no data yet (for example just after a restart).

Click **Show details** to see the current **epoch** as a row of blocks (one per slot), whether the client is **in step with the network** or **N slots behind**, and how many **peers** it has. This detailed view needs the monitoring package. Without it you see "Install monitoring to see the chain strip." See [Monitoring with Grafana](/your-avado/finding-your-way-around/monitoring-with-grafana.md). In Advanced mode the details are always open.

### The AVADO device and its status light

The picture of your AVADO has a status light that matches the verdict next to it:

| Light | Verdict             | Meaning                                                                           |
| ----- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Green | **All good**        | No problems found.                                                                |
| Amber | **Needs attention** | Something should be fixed soon, but your AVADO is still working.                  |
| Red   | **Action required** | Something needs fixing now, for example your validators could be missing rewards. |
| Grey  | **Checking**        | The Admin is still loading and checking your AVADO.                               |

### Gauges

Under the device, three gauges show how busy your AVADO is: **Processor**, **Memory** and **Disk**. Each bar turns amber and then red as it fills up (for disk: amber from 80%, red from 90%).

### The verdict and fix buttons

To the right is the verdict in plain language:

* When everything is fine, it says **Your AVADO is healthy.**
* Otherwise the headline is the most important problem, for example **Nimbus has no execution client**. Under it you see *why* it matters and a **fix button** (for example **Install an execution client**) that takes you straight to the fix.

Other problems are listed below the headline, most urgent first. Each one has its own button. Tips you don't need can be hidden with **Hide**.

At the bottom of the verdict you see how many other checks passed and when the last check ran. Click **Check again** to re-run the checks, or **See all** to go to the Help page.

For the full list of checks and what to do about each one, see [Health checks explained](/your-avado/finding-your-way-around/health-checks-explained.md).

### Running on your AVADO

The bottom of Home shows a card (an "app bay") for each app you installed, with its status, for example **Running** or **Needs setup**. A coloured dot shows its state at a glance, and a card with a problem gets a coloured border. Click a card to open the app. Click **Add an app** to go to the DappStore.

If you haven't installed anything yet, you see **Your AVADO is ready** with buttons for **Staking setup** and the **DappStore**.

## DappStore

The DappStore is where you install apps (also called "DApps" or "packages"), such as Ethereum clients, MEV-Boost or monitoring.

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* Use **Search packages** to find an app by name.
* Apps are grouped in categories such as **Featured** and **ETH Staking**.
* Each card shows the app's name, its AVADO package version (for example `v0.0.50`) and a short description. If the app is installed you also see the installed version.
* The button on each card shows what you can do: **Install**, **Update to v…** when a newer version is available, or **Installed**.

Click a card to see its details: the latest version, the software version it is **Based on**, its size and release date. From there you can install it, or **Manage package** if it is already installed.

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{% hint style="info" %}
In Simple mode the DappStore hides categories most people don't need, such as testnets, "The Lab", AVADO system packages and packages being phased out. Switch to [Advanced mode](/your-avado/finding-your-way-around/simple-and-advanced-mode.md) to see every category, or to install a package from an IPFS hash.
{% endhint %}

## My DApps

**My DApps** lists the apps you installed.

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For each app you see:

* **Status**, for example **Running** or **Needs setup**.
* **Open:** opens the app's own screen, if it has one.
* **Manage:** opens the app's page in the Admin, where you can set it up, restart it, read its logs and more. See [The DApp Management Page](/your-avado/finding-your-way-around/the-dapp-management-page.md).
* **Restart** (the circular arrow): restarts the app.
* **Auto-update:** keep this switched on. AVADO then installs updates for the app automatically. This matters most for clients, which must be updated before network upgrades.

## Staking setup

**Staking setup** lists everything a validator needs, in order, and ticks off the steps you have done:

1. Install an execution client
2. Install a consensus client
3. Import your validator keys
4. Set your fee recipient
5. Add MEV-Boost (optional)
6. Add monitoring (optional)

Each step has a button that takes you to the right place. The Admin detects the install steps by itself. For importing keys and setting the fee recipient, tick **I've done this** once you have finished.

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For the full walkthrough, see [Setting up the ETH Clients](/staking-ethereum/setting-up-the-eth-clients.md).

## Remote Connect

**Remote Connect** lets you reach your AVADO securely from anywhere, using the ZeroTier app on your devices. The menu item appears once the Remote Connect package is installed. See [Set up Remote Connect + ZeroTier](/your-avado/connecting-to-your-avado/set-up-remote-connect-+-zerotier.md).

## Priority

**Priority** is where you subscribe to Priority Care (AVADO keeps an eye on your box and helps you first), turn on email alerts and manage your subscription. See [Priority Care](/your-avado/avado-support-community/priority-support.md).

## Help

**Help** groups common problems into topics, lets you download a diagnostics report for support, and links to the docs and community. See [Help and troubleshooting in the Admin](/your-avado/finding-your-way-around/help-and-troubleshooting-in-the-admin.md).

## System

**System** is only shown in [Advanced mode](/your-avado/finding-your-way-around/simple-and-advanced-mode.md). It has four tabs:

* **Overview:** the core packages that keep your AVADO running, and maintenance buttons: **Reboot my AVADO**, **Disk cleanup** and **Shutdown**.
* **Updates:** app updates and AVADO system updates.
* **Storage:** how much disk space each app uses.
* **History:** a log of installs, updates and other changes.

See [Updates, storage and history](/your-avado/finding-your-way-around/updates-storage-and-history.md).

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Do not remove core packages.** They are essential for your AVADO to work.
{% endhint %}

### Reboot my AVADO / Shutdown

Use these buttons to restart or shut down your AVADO cleanly. They stop all packages properly first. After a shutdown, press the power button to start the box again.

{% hint style="info" %}
Whenever possible, don't press the power button or unplug your AVADO to shut it down. Use **Shutdown** in System instead.
{% endhint %}

### Disk cleanup

**Disk cleanup** removes left-over data from packages you removed, and frees that space. It never touches data of packages that are still installed.