What is rdash-angular?

invertase/rdash-angular — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-06-26

★ 4,650HTMLAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5Setup · moderate

Mindmap

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  root((rdash-angular))
    What it does
      Dashboard template
      Responsive layout
    Tech stack
      AngularJS
      Bootstrap
      Gulp build
    Use cases
      Legacy admin panels
      Learning resource
    Audience
      Web developers

mindmap root((rdash-angular)) What it does Dashboard template Responsive layout Tech stack AngularJS Bootstrap Gulp build Use cases Legacy admin panels Learning resource Audience Web developers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Use as a starting scaffold for a legacy AngularJS admin panel without building the layout from scratch

USE CASE 2

Study an existing AngularJS dashboard structure as a learning reference

What is it built with?

AngularJSHTMLCSSBootstrapNode.jsBowerGulp

How does it compare?

	invertase/rdash-angular	webpack-contrib/awesome-webpack	chiphuyen/ml-interviews-book
Stars	4,650	4,670	4,623
Language	HTML	HTML	HTML
Setup difficulty	moderate	easy	easy
Complexity	2/5	1/5	1/5
Audience	developer	developer	researcher

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires an older Node.js version compatible with Bower and Gulp, the project is unmaintained since 2021.

So what is it?

RDash Angular is a starter template for building admin dashboards using AngularJS, which is an older JavaScript framework for building web applications. The project gives developers a pre-built dashboard layout with a Bootstrap-based responsive design, meaning it adjusts its layout for different screen sizes. The idea is to save time by providing the structural foundation of an admin panel, so a developer can focus on adding their own features rather than building the layout from scratch. The README opens with a clear warning: this project is no longer maintained, and it points readers toward other options for modern admin dashboard templates. This is worth noting before using it in any new project, as it relies on AngularJS, which itself reached end-of-life in 2021. To run the project, you clone the repository and use NodeJS along with older build tools called Bower and Gulp. Running the default Gulp task watches for file changes and serves the dashboard locally at a browser address for development. The finished files go into a dist folder that a web server can point to. The dashboard includes a small set of AngularJS modules out of the box, covering things like UI components and page routing. The project is simple and lightweight by design, with no excess dependencies beyond what is needed to get a working dashboard skeleton.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Using the rdash-angular template, add a new AngularJS route and page for a user management dashboard view.

Prompt 2

How do I change the sidebar color theme in rdash-angular to match my company branding?

Prompt 3

Show me how to add a data table widget to the rdash-angular dashboard that loads rows from a REST API.

Prompt 4

Walk me through migrating the rdash-angular AngularJS project to a modern Angular or React equivalent.

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