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+#Hydra status timeboard
+In order to deploy hydra status dashboard you can:
+
+* create a deployment
+
+```
+nixops create -d hydra-status /path/to/hydra/datadog/dd-dashboard.nix
+```
+
+* setup the default hostname and api/app keys
+
+```
+nixops set-args -d hydra-status --argst appKey <app_key> --argstr apiKey <api_key> --argstr host chef
+```
+
+* deploy
+
+```
+nixops deploy -d hydra-status
+```
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