Quick Nav

The Quick Navigation sidebar is the primary way you move through the QuickBox Pro dashboard. It organizes all installed applications, system tools, and settings into a structured hierarchy that stays visible as you work. The sidebar adapts to your role — admin users see the full navigation tree, while regular users see only the sections they have permission to access.

Sidebar layout

The sidebar is divided into five top-level sections:

Section	What it contains
Dashboard	App Dashboard, System Dashboard, and Streaming Dashboard
Settings	General, Email, Notifications, Sessions, Security, and Registration settings
User Management	User Admin, Groups, and Roles
System	SSL, VPN, API, Web Console, App Templates, Logs, Changelog, and more
Software	11 categories organizing 66+ applications

Each section expands to show its groups and items. Click a section header to expand or collapse it.

Software categories

The Software section organizes all supported applications into 11 categories:

Category	Applications
Media Management	Bazarr, LazyLibrarian, Lidarr, Medusa, Mylar3, Radarr, Readarr, SickChill, SickGear, Sonarr
Media Servers	Airsonic, Emby, Jellyfin, Plex, Subsonic, Tautulli, xTeVe
Media Requests	Jellyseerr, Ombi, Overseerr, Requestrr, Seerr
Download Clients	Deluge, Flood, JDownloader, NZBGet, pyLoad, qBittorrent, rTorrent, ruTorrent, SABnzbd, Transmission
Indexers & Trackers	Autobrr, autodl-irssi, Jackett, NZBHydra2, Prowlarr
Automation & Tools	Autoscan, FileBot, FlareSolverr, FlexGet, Headphones, Notifiarr, SeedCross, Unpackerr
File Management	Resilio Sync, Duplicati, FileBrowser, Nextcloud, Rclone, Syncthing
E-Books & Comics	Calibre, Kavita, Komga
Remote Access	noVNC, X2Go
Communication	Quassel, The Lounge, ZNC
Utilities & System	Fail2ban, Let's Encrypt, Netdata, phpMyAdmin, VPN, WireGuard

Category reordering

Admins can reorder software categories in the sidebar using drag-and-drop. Open the reorder panel from the Software section header, then drag categories into your preferred order. The new order is saved automatically and persists across sessions.

This is useful for putting your most-used categories — such as Download Clients or Media Servers — at the top of the list where they are easiest to reach.

Service status indicators

When a software category is expanded, each installed application shows a colored status dot next to its name:

Green dot — The application’s service is running
No dot — The application is not installed for the current user, or its service is stopped

Status indicators update in real time, so you can see at a glance which applications are active without navigating to the App Dashboard.

Application links

Clicking an application name in the sidebar opens its web interface directly. Most applications run behind a reverse proxy at a path like https://your-server/app-name, and the sidebar link takes you there in a new tab.

Applications that open in a new browser tab are marked with an external link badge to distinguish them from internal dashboard pages.

Sidebar collapse

You can collapse the sidebar to an icon-only rail layout using the toggle at the bottom of the sidebar. This gives you more screen space for the main content area while keeping navigation accessible.

In collapsed mode:

Section icons remain visible
Hovering over an icon expands the section temporarily
Clicking the toggle again restores the full sidebar

The sidebar supports full keyboard navigation for accessibility:

⌨️ Tab Navigation

Use Tab and Shift+Tab to move between sidebar items

↕️ Arrow Keys

Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate within expanded sections

↩️ Enter and Space

Press Enter or Space to expand sections, toggle groups, or activate links

🔍 Search Palette

Use the global search palette to jump directly to any page — press the search icon in the top bar

The sidebar automatically hides pages and sections you do not have permission to access. Regular users see the Dashboard section and their installed applications. Admin users see the full navigation tree including Settings, User Management, and System sections.

Some items have additional requirements beyond role-based permissions:

Streaming Dashboard — requires the Streaming Dashboard feature flag to be enabled
Web Console — a built-in dashboard module that requires the Web Console feature flag and the admin.system.console permission (no application installation needed)
VPN Control — requires WireGuard to be installed
DB Management — requires phpMyAdmin to be installed

Best practices

Do

Use category reordering to put your most-accessed software categories at the top of the sidebar
Collapse the sidebar when you need more screen space for content-heavy pages like System Monitoring or the Streaming Dashboard
Check the service status dots regularly to spot stopped applications early
Use the global search palette for the fastest navigation — it finds any page instantly

Don't

Don't be concerned if you see fewer sidebar sections than expected — items are hidden based on your permissions, not missing
Don't rely solely on the sidebar for application management — the App Dashboard provides more detail including version info, ports, and service controls

FAQ

These sections are only visible to admin users. If you need access to settings or system administration, contact your server admin to update your role.

Category reordering changes the order of the category groups in the sidebar. Individual applications within each category are listed alphabetically.

Use the global search palette in the top bar. It searches across all navigable pages and applications, so you can jump directly to what you need by typing a few characters.

Applications without a status dot are either not installed for your user account or have a service that is currently stopped. Check the App Dashboard for detailed status information.

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