# services.<name>.description

> What the service does, shown in the dashboard.

What the service does, shown in the dashboard.

- **Type:** string
- **Maximum length:** 500
- **Since:** manifest v1

## Example

```yaml
services:
  web:
    description: Public website and dashboard
```

## See also

- [services](/docs/manifest/services/): all fields of `services`
- [guv.yaml reference](/docs/manifest/)