Slow loading of the dashboard

danilorocha64

I'm using version 2.8.1 CE.

However, for the past few weeks I've noticed a certain slowness in loading the Dashboard screen. I even tested it locally and it still persists.

Is anyone else experiencing this slow loading time?

johnpoz

@danilorocha64 only time I have seen extended time to load the dashboard, is when pfsense is having issues with dns. If dns is not working - then yeah the dashboard can take some time to load.

Gertjan

@danilorocha64 said in Slow loading of the dashboard:

Is anyone else experiencing this slow loading time?

What is slow ?
I removed all Widgets, and just kept the "System Information" and nothing else :

and now, when hitting :

it took 1 second (maybe 1,5 seconds) to show the man dashboard page.

With my "15" widgets open, it takes about 4 seconds for the dashboard page to show up.
I use a "Netgate 4100" with 25.07.1.
True, that's not instantly.

When making the dashboard page, some info is taken from cache file, other info is collect freshly, just for you. I am actually thinking : that's a huge pile of scripting to collect all the date to create that page.
Actually, any other page, from every other menu show up nearly instantly, with some exceptions, like the pfBlockerng reporting pages, as huge log file have to be parsed to produce a result.

Faster dashboard page access is possible : use a system with the latest Intel CPU, no VM - and no devices using all the NIC, as pfSense is also a router, so it is also busy handling traffic, and I wouldn't want the internet access to stall as I, the admin, opens the dashboard page.

danilorocha64

Resolved ,I unchecked the following option: DNS Server Override

DNS Server Override.jpg

Now, it's working 100 %

Thanks !

johnpoz

@danilorocha64 yeah I wouldn't ever have that checked ;)

Also are you forwarding, normally you would want to use just local and not remote on that behavior - unless you wanted to get rid of the ::1 entry and set 127.0.0..1 as a "remote" ;)

chpalmer

My primary dashboard here is 4 columns with 9 boxes total.

16 seconds from the time I click my mouse till it loads. Its done that for a while.

A few other "boxes" I have around take almost as long.

A local radio station I set up with 3 rows and 10 boxes takes a second. always has for over ten years.

Another site went away. So no testing that one..

Site with the same ISP I use here.. same dash setup.. one second. DNS Server Override checked.

Another local site that was at 14 seconds just got fixed by unchecking that box.. not sure when it got checked.. But my primary here remains stubborn.. and it did not bug me enough to worry to much. But now Im on a mission.. ;)

chpalmer

said in Slow loading of the dashboard:

my primary here remains stubborn..

Found the culprit in my case on my primary.. If I have "Firewall Logs" on the dashboard the time for the page to respond was 16 seconds. I took that widget off and my dashboard now loads in about 2 seconds. Put it back and the dashboard now takes 20 seconds.

Anyone have any ideas? I do have my system set to list the latest on top. But doesn't matter if I have 5 entries or 50.

It has happened for several years when this box was on CE and still persists with the system on 26.03b..

Gertjan

This one : Call for Testing: pfSense Plus 26.03 RC Now Available! says :

WebGUI Optimizations - The WebGUI code has been optimized. Users may experience a dramatic increase in GUI performance.

For me, on a 4100 MAX, the dashboard access time has been in half.