Getting started

Welcome! This section gets you from zero to a running panelini app in under five minutes.

What panelini is

panelini is a thin, opinionated layout on top of HoloViz Panel. You compose your dashboard from Panel objects; panelini handles the responsive shell, theming, and the wiring for reusable panels (JSON forms, network graphs, LLM chat).

What you’ll do

1 · Install

Pick a package manager, choose optional extras, verify the install.

Installation

2 · Build your first app

Compose a layout, populate the sidebar and main area, serve it locally.

Quickstart

Prerequisites

• Python ≥ 3.11

• A terminal and a browser

• Familiarity with Panel helps but isn’t required

Where to go after

• Examples — runnable walkthroughs of every example in examples/panels/

• Panels — guide to each reusable panel (AI chat, JSON editor, network graph)

• Architecture — how the pieces fit together