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title: "Build a dashboard | Grafana Labs"
description: "Turn queries into dashboard panels, then build one with a hands-on learning path"
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## Build a dashboard

After a query returns the data you want, turn it into a panel. A dashboard is a set of panels, and each panel runs a query against a data source and visualizes the result.

> **Tip:** Before you build a panel, confirm the data source is returning data. Open it in **Explore** to run a quick query, no dashboard required.

Now try building one yourself. This hands-on learning path walks you through turning a query into a time series panel in a dashboard. Some data sources, like CloudWatch, also include prebuilt dashboards you can import, so you won’t always have to start from scratch.

Learning path

#### Visualize metrics

Welcome to the Grafana learning path that shows you how to visualize CPU metrics in a dashboard.

13 min

Beginner

Docs & blog posts

#### Open in Grafana Cloud

Complete this learning path directly in your Grafana Cloud stack, or in the Grafana Play stack, with an interactive learning experience.

[Open in Grafana Cloud]() [Try in Grafana Play]()

[View on website](/docs/learning-paths/visualization-metrics/)