Here are 10 strong icon repositories that work well for dashboards and can be loaded from a CDN.

## Dashboard icon libraries

|  # | Library               | Best for                                 | License                    |
| -: | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
|  1 | Lucide                | Clean modern dashboards                  | ISC                        |
|  2 | Tabler Icons          | Technical and infrastructure dashboards  | MIT                        |
|  3 | Bootstrap Icons       | General admin dashboards                 | MIT                        |
|  4 | Material Design Icons | Very large application icon collection   | Apache 2.0                 |
|  5 | Phosphor Icons        | Multiple weights and polished interfaces | MIT                        |
|  6 | Remix Icon            | Business and application dashboards      | Remix Icon License         |
|  7 | Font Awesome Free     | Broad general-purpose coverage           | Mixed open-source licenses |
|  8 | Boxicons              | Simple admin panels and navigation       | MIT                        |
|  9 | Iconoir               | Elegant outline-style dashboards         | MIT                        |
| 10 | Simple Icons          | Company, vendor, and technology logos    | CC0 1.0                    |

## 1. Lucide Icons

My first choice for a clean, modern dashboard.

* More than 1,600 icons
* Consistent outline style
* Excellent React support
* Customizable stroke width
* Good accessibility
* Includes servers, databases, networks, charts, settings, alerts, and users

[Browse Lucide](https://lucide.dev/icons/) · [GitHub repository](https://github.com/lucide-icons/lucide)

### CDN

```html
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lucide@latest/dist/umd/lucide.min.js"></script>
```

```html
<i data-lucide="server"></i>
<i data-lucide="network"></i>
<i data-lucide="database"></i>
<i data-lucide="activity"></i>

<script>
  lucide.createIcons();
</script>
```

Lucide is especially good for React, Vite, Tailwind, and modern dark dashboards. [Lucide repository](https://github.com/lucide-icons/lucide)

## 2. Tabler Icons

My strongest recommendation for networking, infrastructure, monitoring, and technical dashboards.

* More than 6,000 icons
* 24×24 grid
* Outline and filled variants
* Consistent two-pixel stroke
* Excellent technical icon coverage

[Browse Tabler Icons](https://tabler.io/icons) · [GitHub repository](https://github.com/tabler/tabler-icons)

### CDN

```html
<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tabler/icons-webfont@latest/dist/tabler-icons.min.css"
>
```

```html
<i class="ti ti-server"></i>
<i class="ti ti-router"></i>
<i class="ti ti-cloud-network"></i>
<i class="ti ti-database"></i>
<i class="ti ti-chart-histogram"></i>
```

Tabler currently offers more than 6,000 free MIT-licensed SVG icons. [Tabler Icons](https://tabler.io/icons)

## 3. Bootstrap Icons

A dependable choice for traditional admin dashboards.

* Familiar interface symbols
* Excellent Bootstrap integration
* Easy webfont usage
* Includes filled and outline icons
* Works without the Bootstrap CSS framework

[Browse Bootstrap Icons](https://icons.getbootstrap.com/) · [GitHub repository](https://github.com/twbs/icons)

### CDN

```html
<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@latest/font/bootstrap-icons.min.css"
>
```

```html
<i class="bi bi-speedometer2"></i>
<i class="bi bi-hdd-rack"></i>
<i class="bi bi-router"></i>
<i class="bi bi-cloud"></i>
<i class="bi bi-bar-chart"></i>
```

## 4. Material Design Icons

One of the largest general-purpose icon collections.

* Thousands of icons
* Excellent device and application coverage
* Familiar Google/Android visual language
* Strong filled-icon collection
* Good for dense operational dashboards

[Browse Material Design Icons](https://pictogrammers.com/library/mdi/) · [GitHub repository](https://github.com/Templarian/MaterialDesign)

### CDN

```html
<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@mdi/font@latest/css/materialdesignicons.min.css"
>
```

```html
<i class="mdi mdi-view-dashboard"></i>
<i class="mdi mdi-server-network"></i>
<i class="mdi mdi-cloud-outline"></i>
<i class="mdi mdi-database"></i>
<i class="mdi mdi-alert-circle"></i>
```

## 5. Phosphor Icons

Excellent for refined, professional dashboards.

Its greatest advantage is the available weights:

* Thin
* Light
* Regular
* Bold
* Fill
* Duotone

[Browse Phosphor](https://phosphoricons.com/) · [GitHub repository](https://github.com/phosphor-icons/core)

### CDN

```html
<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@phosphor-icons/web@latest/src/regular/style.css"
>
```

For additional weights:

```html
<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@phosphor-icons/web@latest/src/duotone/style.css"
>
```

```html
<i class="ph ph-gauge"></i>
<i class="ph ph-server"></i>
<i class="ph ph-cloud"></i>
<i class="ph ph-chart-line-up"></i>
<i class="ph ph-warning"></i>
```

Phosphor’s duotone icons work particularly well in colorful KPI cards.

## 6. Remix Icon

A balanced collection of outline and filled icons.

* Neutral visual style
* Good business and navigation icons
* Matching line and fill variants
* Strong dashboard coverage
* Free for personal and commercial use under its current license

[Browse Remix Icon](https://remixicon.com/) · [GitHub repository](https://github.com/Remix-Design/RemixIcon)

### CDN

```html
<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/remixicon@latest/fonts/remixicon.css"
>
```

```html
<i class="ri-dashboard-line"></i>
<i class="ri-server-line"></i>
<i class="ri-cloud-line"></i>
<i class="ri-database-2-line"></i>
<i class="ri-alarm-warning-line"></i>
```

Replace `-line` with `-fill` when a filled version exists:

```html
<i class="ri-dashboard-fill"></i>
```

## 7. Font Awesome Free

Best when maximum compatibility and broad coverage matter.

* Widely recognized
* Solid, regular, and brand icons
* Strong accessibility support
* Extensive documentation
* Good for legacy and modern applications

[Browse Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/search?o=r&m=free) · [GitHub repository](https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome)

### CDN

```html
<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@latest/css/all.min.css"
>
```

```html
<i class="fa-solid fa-gauge-high"></i>
<i class="fa-solid fa-server"></i>
<i class="fa-solid fa-network-wired"></i>
<i class="fa-solid fa-cloud"></i>
<i class="fa-solid fa-database"></i>
```

Font Awesome is reliable, although Lucide and Tabler often look more contemporary in new dashboards.

## 8. Boxicons

A lightweight choice for admin templates.

* Outline, solid, and logo icons
* Straightforward CSS classes
* Clean appearance
* Good navigation and status icons

[Browse Boxicons](https://boxicons.com/) · [GitHub repository](https://github.com/atisawd/boxicons)

### CDN

```html
<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/boxicons@latest/css/boxicons.min.css"
>
```

```html
<i class="bx bx-grid-alt"></i>
<i class="bx bx-server"></i>
<i class="bx bx-cloud"></i>
<i class="bx bx-data"></i>
<i class="bx bx-line-chart"></i>
```

Solid versions typically use the `bxs` prefix:

```html
<i class="bx bxs-dashboard"></i>
```

## 9. Iconoir

A refined minimalist library for premium-looking dashboards.

* Consistent outline design
* Modern geometric appearance
* Strong interface collection
* Good for dark themes
* Less visually heavy than Font Awesome

[Browse Iconoir](https://iconoir.com/) · [GitHub repository](https://github.com/iconoir-icons/iconoir)

### CDN

```html
<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/iconoir@latest/css/iconoir.css"
>
```

```html
<i class="iconoir-dashboard"></i>
<i class="iconoir-server"></i>
<i class="iconoir-cloud"></i>
<i class="iconoir-database"></i>
<i class="iconoir-stats-up-square"></i>
```

## 10. Simple Icons

Best for recognizable technology and vendor logos.

It includes brands such as:

* AWS
* Microsoft Azure
* Google Cloud
* Cisco
* Docker
* Kubernetes
* Linux
* Ubuntu
* GitHub
* Grafana
* Prometheus
* PostgreSQL
* Cloudflare

[Browse Simple Icons](https://simpleicons.org/) · [GitHub repository](https://github.com/simple-icons/simple-icons)

### Direct SVG CDN

```html
<img
  src="https://cdn.simpleicons.org/amazonwebservices/FF9900"
  alt="AWS"
  width="28"
  height="28"
>
```

```html
<img src="https://cdn.simpleicons.org/cisco/1BA0D7" alt="Cisco">
<img src="https://cdn.simpleicons.org/docker/2496ED" alt="Docker">
<img src="https://cdn.simpleicons.org/kubernetes/326CE5" alt="Kubernetes">
<img src="https://cdn.simpleicons.org/linux/FCC624" alt="Linux">
<img src="https://cdn.simpleicons.org/grafana/F46800" alt="Grafana">
```

Simple Icons should supplement a UI library rather than replace it because it focuses on brand marks.

## My recommendation for your infrastructure dashboard

Use three coordinated libraries:

```text
Lucide or Tabler
├── Navigation
├── Controls
├── Status indicators
└── General interface icons

Material Design Icons
├── Specialized infrastructure icons
├── Devices
├── Servers
└── Monitoring

Simple Icons
├── AWS
├── Cisco
├── Linux
├── Docker
├── Kubernetes
└── Vendor branding
```

For your dark, technical ArchNest-style dashboard, I would choose:

1. **Tabler Icons** as the primary interface set.
2. **Phosphor Duotone** for KPI cards and highlights.
3. **Simple Icons** for technology and vendor logos.

Try to limit each dashboard to one primary icon family. Mixing too many families creates inconsistent stroke widths, proportions, and visual weight.
