Overview
A single place to see what’s running, how much it costs, and where to go next. The Overview page surfaces key metrics, a monthly cost forecast, and handy links so you can act fast without digging through menus.
What you’ll see
- At‑a‑glance hero
- Welcome text and quick actions
- Primary CTA to create your first instance
- Secondary CTA to open the documentation
- Resource metrics
- Instances — total running instances
- vCPUs — total virtual CPUs allocated
- RAM — aggregate memory across instances (MB)
- Storage (Boot) — total boot disk size (GB)
- Volumes — total attached volume capacity (GB)
- Snapshots — total snapshots you’ve taken
- Cost forecast
- A monthly cost projection based on your active resources
- Credits Left — shows remaining credits for the current month
- By Service breakdown — estimated spend per service (e.g., compute, storage)
Empty vs. active states
- New account or no resources
- You’ll see a clean “Get started” hero with a Create Instance button
- If there’s no usage this month, the forecast shows $0.00 and a friendly nudge to launch your first instance
- Active account
- You’ll see populated metrics and a Cost Forecast card with a per‑service breakdown when available
Billing appears here (and on Home)
The Cost Forecast widget isn’t limited to just one page:
- Overview page — shows monthly forecast, Credits Left, and by‑service breakdown
- Home page — a smaller version of the same forecast appears on the main landing dashboard
This means you can keep an eye on costs whether you’re starting on Home or diving into the Overview.
How “Credits Left” works
Credits Left is calculated from your total credits minus what you’ve actually spent this month. It helps you understand how much prepaid balance remains before regular billing applies.
Example: credits − actual_spent_this_month = credits left
Quick actions
- Create Instance — jump straight to provisioning a VM
- Read Documentation — open docs.redu.cloud for deeper dives and API details
Notes on loading and errors
- Loading — you’ll briefly see a spinner while metrics and forecast load
- Errors — any fetch failures are surfaced with a simple error message