Documented the Admin Area's `Dashboard`

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@@ -27,3 +27,31 @@ The Admin Area is made up of the following sections:
 | Labels            | Create and maintain [labels](labels.md) for your GitLab instance.                                                                                        |
 | Appearance        | Customize [GitLab's appearance](../../customization/index.md).                                                                                           |
 | Settings          | Modify the [settings](settings/index.md) for your GitLab instance.                                                                                       |
+
+## Admin Dashboard
+
+The Dashboard provides statistics and system information about the GitLab instance.
+
+To access the Dashboard, either:
+
+- Click the Admin Area icon (the wrench icon).
+- Visit `/admin` on your self-managed instance.
+
+The Dashboard is the default view of the Admin Area.
+
+Projects: the total number of projects, up to 10 of the latest projects, and the option of creating a new project.
+
+Users: the total number of users, up to 10 of the latest users, and the option of creating a new
+user.
+
+Groups: the total number of groups, up to 10 of the latest groups, and the option of creating a
+new group.
+
+Statistics: the Statistics panel shows totals of all elements for the GitLab instance.
+
+Features: the Features panel lists all features available on the GitLab instance. Enabled
+features are marked with a green circle icon, and disabled features are marked by
+a power icon.
+
+Components: the Components panel lists the major components of GitLab and the version number of
+each. A link to the Gitaly Servers is also included.