Navigate to the CloudWatch section of the AWS console:
Go to the Dashboards section of the console via the link on the left-hand menu:
Click the Create Dashboard button:
Choose the type of widget you want to use to display your metric. In this example, we will choose the most versatile, Line:
Navigate the All metrics tab to find the metric(s) you want to include, selecting it by clicking the tick box on the left of the metric details. You will see a preview of the metric(s) and how they will look:
Once selected, you can modify how the metric is displayed via the settings on the Graphed metrics tab. In this case we have given the widget a name, and changed the Period setting for our metric to 1 Minute to reflect the additional granularity available (You can see that the metric line appears smoother because of it).
Once you click Create widget, you will see your widget on the dashboard. Once you click Save dashboard, it will appear under the Dashboards heading on the left-hand menu:
At a dashboard level, you can turn on Auto refresh and the refresh frequency interval:
You can resize and rearrange your widgets by dragging them. Just remember to click Save dashboard to persist any changes:
