diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index.vue
index b75f1280c5..26177d3819 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index.vue
@@ -1,201 +1,14 @@
-<script lang="ts" setup>
-import { Modal, message } from 'ant-design-vue'
-import type { ProjectType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
-import {
-  computed,
-  definePageMeta,
-  extractSdkResponseErrorMsg,
-  navigateTo,
-  onMounted,
-  ref,
-  useApi,
-  useNuxtApp,
-  useSidebar,
-  useUIPermission,
-} from '#imports'
-
-definePageMeta({
-  title: 'title.myProject',
-})
-
-const { $e } = useNuxtApp()
-
-const { api, isLoading } = useApi()
-
-const { isUIAllowed } = useUIPermission()
-
-useSidebar({ hasSidebar: true, isOpen: true })
-
-const filterQuery = ref('')
-
-const projects = ref<ProjectType[]>()
-
-const loadProjects = async () => {
-  const response = await api.project.list({})
-  projects.value = response.list
-}
-
-const filteredProjects = computed(
-  () =>
-    projects.value?.filter(
-      (project) => !filterQuery.value || project.title?.toLowerCase?.().includes(filterQuery.value.toLowerCase()),
-    ) ?? [],
-)
-
-const deleteProject = (project: ProjectType) => {
-  $e('c:project:delete')
-  Modal.confirm({
-    title: `Do you want to delete '${project.title}' project?`,
-    okText: 'Yes',
-    okType: 'danger',
-    cancelText: 'No',
-    async onOk() {
-      try {
-        await api.project.delete(project.id as string)
-        $e('a:project:delete')
-        return projects.value?.splice(projects.value.indexOf(project), 1)
-      } catch (e: any) {
-        return message.error(await extractSdkResponseErrorMsg(e))
-      }
-    },
-  })
-}
-
-onMounted(() => {
-  loadProjects()
-})
-</script>
-
 <template>
-  <NuxtLayout>
-    <div class="bg-primary bg-opacity-5 flex flex-col lg:flex-row flex-wrap gap-6 py-6 px-12 pt-65px">
+  <NuxtLayout class="">
+    <div
+      class="min-h-[calc(100vh_-_var(--header-height))] h-auto bg-primary bg-opacity-5 flex flex-col lg:flex-row flex-wrap gap-6 py-6 px-12 pt-65px"
+    >
       <div class="hidden xl:(block)">
         <GeneralSponsors />
       </div>
 
-      <div class="min-w-2/4 flex-auto">
-        <div
-          class="bg-white relative flex flex-col justify-center gap-2 w-full p-8 md:(rounded-lg border-1 border-gray-200 shadow-xl)"
-        >
-          <general-noco-icon
-            class="color-transition hover:(ring ring-accent)"
-            :class="[isLoading ? 'animated-bg-gradient' : '']"
-          />
-
-          <h1 class="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 leading-8 mb-8 mt-4">
-            <!-- My Projects -->
-            <div class="text-4xl">{{ $t('title.myProject') }}</div>
-
-            <a-tooltip title="Reload projects">
-              <span
-                class="transition-all duration-200 h-full flex items-center group hover:ring active:(ring ring-accent) rounded-full mt-1"
-                :class="isLoading ? 'animate-spin ring ring-gray-200' : ''"
-              >
-                <MdiRefresh
-                  v-t="['a:project:refresh']"
-                  class="text-xl text-gray-500 group-hover:text-accent cursor-pointer"
-                  :class="isLoading ? '!text-primary' : ''"
-                  @click="loadProjects"
-                />
-              </span>
-            </a-tooltip>
-          </h1>
-
-          <div class="flex mb-6">
-            <a-input-search
-              v-model:value="filterQuery"
-              class="max-w-[250px] nc-project-page-search rounded"
-              :placeholder="$t('activity.searchProject')"
-            />
-
-            <div class="flex-1" />
-
-            <a-dropdown v-if="isUIAllowed('projectCreate', true)" :trigger="['click']">
-              <button class="nc-new-project-menu">
-                <div class="flex items-center w-full">
-                  {{ $t('title.newProj') }}
-                  <MdiMenuDown class="menu-icon" />
-                </div>
-              </button>
-
-              <template #overlay>
-                <a-menu class="!py-0 rounded">
-                  <a-menu-item>
-                    <div
-                      v-t="['c:project:create:xcdb']"
-                      class="nc-project-menu-item group"
-                      @click="navigateTo('/project/create')"
-                    >
-                      <MdiPlusOutline class="group-hover:text-accent" />
-
-                      <div>{{ $t('activity.createProject') }}</div>
-                    </div>
-                  </a-menu-item>
-
-                  <a-menu-item>
-                    <div
-                      v-t="['c:project:create:extdb']"
-                      class="nc-project-menu-item group"
-                      @click="navigateTo('/project/create-external')"
-                    >
-                      <MdiDatabaseOutline class="group-hover:text-accent" />
-
-                      <div v-html="$t('activity.createProjectExtended.extDB')" />
-                    </div>
-                  </a-menu-item>
-                </a-menu>
-              </template>
-            </a-dropdown>
-          </div>
-
-          <TransitionGroup name="layout" mode="out-in">
-            <div v-if="isLoading">
-              <a-skeleton />
-            </div>
-
-            <a-table
-              v-else
-              :custom-row="
-                (record) => ({
-                  onClick: () => {
-                    $e('a:project:open')
-
-                    navigateTo(`/nc/${record.id}`)
-                  },
-                  class: ['group'],
-                })
-              "
-              :data-source="filteredProjects"
-              :pagination="{ position: ['bottomCenter'] }"
-            >
-              <!-- Title -->
-              <a-table-column key="title" :title="$t('general.title')" data-index="title">
-                <template #default="{ text }">
-                  <div
-                    class="capitalize color-transition group-hover:text-primary !w-[400px] overflow-hidden overflow-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap"
-                  >
-                    {{ text }}
-                  </div>
-                </template>
-              </a-table-column>
-              <!-- Actions -->
-
-              <a-table-column key="id" :title="$t('labels.actions')" data-index="id">
-                <template #default="{ text, record }">
-                  <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
-                    <MdiEditOutline
-                      v-t="['c:project:edit:rename']"
-                      class="nc-action-btn"
-                      @click.stop="navigateTo(`/project/${text}`)"
-                    />
-
-                    <MdiDeleteOutline class="nc-action-btn" @click.stop="deleteProject(record)" />
-                  </div>
-                </template>
-              </a-table-column>
-            </a-table>
-          </TransitionGroup>
-        </div>
+      <div class="min-w-2/4 xl:max-w-2/4 w-full flex-auto">
+        <NuxtPage />
       </div>
 
       <div class="flex flex-1 justify-between gap-6 lg:block">
@@ -210,39 +23,3 @@ onMounted(() => {
     </div>
   </NuxtLayout>
 </template>
-
-<style scoped>
-.nc-action-btn {
-  @apply text-gray-500 group-hover:text-accent active:(ring ring-accent) cursor-pointer p-2 w-[30px] h-[30px] hover:bg-gray-300/50 rounded-full;
-}
-
-.nc-new-project-menu {
-  @apply cursor-pointer z-1 relative color-transition rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-white;
-
-  &::after {
-    @apply rounded-md absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 bottom-0 transition-all duration-150 ease-in-out bg-primary bg-opacity-100;
-    content: '';
-    z-index: -1;
-  }
-
-  &:hover::after {
-    @apply transform scale-110 ring ring-accent;
-  }
-
-  &:active::after {
-    @apply ring ring-accent;
-  }
-}
-
-:deep(.ant-table-cell) {
-  @apply py-1;
-}
-
-:deep(.ant-table-row) {
-  @apply cursor-pointer;
-}
-
-:deep(.ant-table) {
-  @apply min-h-[428px];
-}
-</style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/project/index/[id].vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/[id].vue
similarity index 63%
rename from packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/project/index/[id].vue
rename to packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/[id].vue
index 850ca86ba0..a28250f406 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/project/index/[id].vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/[id].vue
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ const renameProject = async () => {
 
 // select and focus title field on load
 onMounted(async () => {
-  await getProject()
-
   await nextTick(() => {
     // todo: replace setTimeout and follow better approach
     setTimeout(() => {
@@ -69,34 +67,39 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     }, 500)
   })
 })
+
+await getProject()
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <div
-    class="overflow-auto md:bg-primary bg-opacity-5 pb-4 update-project h-full min-h-[600px] flex flex-col justify-center items-end"
+    class="update-project bg-white relative flex-auto flex flex-col justify-center gap-2 p-8 md:(rounded-lg border-1 border-gray-200 shadow-xl)"
   >
+    <general-noco-icon class="color-transition hover:(ring ring-accent)" :class="[isLoading ? 'animated-bg-gradient' : '']" />
+
     <div
-      class="bg-white mt-65px relative flex flex-col justify-center gap-2 w-full max-w-[500px] !mx-auto p-8 md:(rounded-lg border-1 border-gray-200 shadow-xl)"
+      class="color-transition transform group absolute top-5 left-5 text-4xl rounded-full bg-white cursor-pointer"
+      @click="navigateTo('/')"
     >
-      <general-noco-icon class="color-transition hover:(ring ring-accent)" :class="[isLoading ? 'animated-bg-gradient' : '']" />
-
-      <h1 class="prose-2xl font-bold self-center my-4">{{ $t('activity.editProject') }}</h1>
-
-      <a-form ref="form" :model="formState" name="basic" layout="vertical" no-style autocomplete="off" @finish="renameProject">
-        <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.projName')" name="title" :rules="nameValidationRules">
-          <a-input v-model:value="formState.title" name="title" class="nc-metadb-project-name" />
-        </a-form-item>
-
-        <div class="text-center">
-          <button type="submit" class="submit">
-            <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
-              <MaterialSymbolsRocketLaunchOutline />
-              {{ $t('general.edit') }}
-            </span>
-          </button>
-        </div>
-      </a-form>
+      <MdiChevronLeft class="text-black group-hover:(text-accent scale-110)" />
     </div>
+
+    <h1 class="prose-2xl font-bold self-center my-4">{{ $t('activity.editProject') }}</h1>
+
+    <a-form ref="form" :model="formState" name="basic" layout="vertical" no-style autocomplete="off" @finish="renameProject">
+      <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.projName')" name="title" :rules="nameValidationRules">
+        <a-input v-model:value="formState.title" name="title" class="nc-metadb-project-name" />
+      </a-form-item>
+
+      <div class="text-center">
+        <button type="submit" class="submit">
+          <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <MaterialSymbolsRocketLaunchOutline />
+            {{ $t('general.edit') }}
+          </span>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </a-form>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -107,12 +110,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     @apply !appearance-none my-1 border-1 border-solid border-primary/50 rounded;
   }
 
-  .password {
-    input {
-      @apply !border-none;
-    }
-  }
-
   .submit {
     @apply z-1 relative color-transition rounded p-3 text-white shadow-sm;
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/create-external.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/create-external.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30adf3f2fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/create-external.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,451 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { Form, Modal, message } from 'ant-design-vue'
+import {
+  clientTypes,
+  computed,
+  extractSdkResponseErrorMsg,
+  fieldRequiredValidator,
+  generateUniqueName,
+  getDefaultConnectionConfig,
+  getTestDatabaseName,
+  navigateTo,
+  nextTick,
+  onMounted,
+  projectTitleValidator,
+  readFile,
+  ref,
+  sslUsage,
+  useApi,
+  useI18n,
+  useNuxtApp,
+  useSidebar,
+  watch,
+} from '#imports'
+import { ClientType } from '~/lib'
+import type { ProjectCreateForm } from '~/utils'
+
+const useForm = Form.useForm
+
+const testSuccess = ref(false)
+
+const { api, isLoading } = useApi()
+
+const { $e } = useNuxtApp()
+
+useSidebar({ hasSidebar: false })
+
+const { t } = useI18n()
+
+const formState = $ref<ProjectCreateForm>({
+  title: '',
+  dataSource: { ...getDefaultConnectionConfig(ClientType.MYSQL) },
+  inflection: {
+    inflectionColumn: 'camelize',
+    inflectionTable: 'camelize',
+  },
+  sslUse: 'No',
+})
+
+const validators = computed(() => {
+  return {
+    'title': [
+      {
+        required: true,
+        message: 'Project name is required',
+      },
+      projectTitleValidator,
+    ],
+    'dataSource.client': [fieldRequiredValidator],
+    ...(formState.dataSource.client === ClientType.SQLITE
+      ? {
+          'dataSource.connection.connection.filename': [fieldRequiredValidator],
+        }
+      : {
+          'dataSource.connection.host': [fieldRequiredValidator],
+          'dataSource.connection.port': [fieldRequiredValidator],
+          'dataSource.connection.user': [fieldRequiredValidator],
+          'dataSource.connection.password': [fieldRequiredValidator],
+          'dataSource.connection.database': [fieldRequiredValidator],
+          ...([ClientType.PG, ClientType.MSSQL].includes(formState.dataSource.client)
+            ? {
+                'dataSource.searchPath.0': [fieldRequiredValidator],
+              }
+            : {}),
+        }),
+  }
+})
+
+const { validate, validateInfos } = useForm(formState, validators)
+
+const onClientChange = () => {
+  formState.dataSource = { ...getDefaultConnectionConfig(formState.dataSource.client) }
+}
+
+const inflectionTypes = ['camelize', 'none']
+const configEditDlg = ref(false)
+
+// populate database name based on title
+watch(
+  () => formState.title,
+  (v) => (formState.dataSource.connection.database = `${v?.trim()}_noco`),
+)
+
+// generate a random project title
+formState.title = generateUniqueName()
+
+const caFileInput = ref<HTMLInputElement>()
+const keyFileInput = ref<HTMLInputElement>()
+const certFileInput = ref<HTMLInputElement>()
+
+const onFileSelect = (key: 'ca' | 'cert' | 'key', el: HTMLInputElement) => {
+  readFile(el, (content) => {
+    if ('ssl' in formState.dataSource.connection && formState.dataSource.connection.ssl)
+      formState.dataSource.connection.ssl[key] = content ?? ''
+  })
+}
+
+const sslFilesRequired = computed<boolean>(() => {
+  return formState?.sslUse && formState.sslUse !== 'No'
+})
+
+function getConnectionConfig() {
+  const connection = {
+    ...formState.dataSource.connection,
+  }
+
+  if ('ssl' in connection && connection.ssl && (!sslFilesRequired || Object.values(connection.ssl).every((v) => !v))) {
+    delete connection.ssl
+  }
+  return connection
+}
+
+const form = ref<any>()
+const focusInvalidInput = () => {
+  form?.value?.$el.querySelector('.ant-form-item-explain-error')?.parentNode?.parentNode?.querySelector('input')?.focus()
+}
+
+const createProject = async () => {
+  try {
+    await validate()
+  } catch (e) {
+    focusInvalidInput()
+    return
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const connection = getConnectionConfig()
+
+    const config = { ...formState.dataSource, connection }
+
+    const result = await api.project.create({
+      title: formState.title,
+      bases: [
+        {
+          type: formState.dataSource.client,
+          config,
+          inflection_column: formState.inflection.inflectionColumn,
+          inflection_table: formState.inflection.inflectionTable,
+        },
+      ],
+      external: true,
+    })
+
+    $e('a:project:create:extdb')
+
+    await navigateTo(`/nc/${result.id}`)
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    message.error(await extractSdkResponseErrorMsg(e))
+  }
+}
+
+const testConnection = async () => {
+  try {
+    await validate()
+  } catch (e) {
+    focusInvalidInput()
+    return
+  }
+
+  $e('a:project:create:extdb:test-connection', [])
+
+  try {
+    if (formState.dataSource.client === ClientType.SQLITE) {
+      testSuccess.value = true
+    } else {
+      const connection = getConnectionConfig()
+
+      connection.database = getTestDatabaseName(formState.dataSource)!
+
+      const testConnectionConfig = {
+        ...formState.dataSource,
+        connection,
+      }
+
+      const result = await api.utils.testConnection(testConnectionConfig)
+
+      if (result.code === 0) {
+        testSuccess.value = true
+
+        Modal.confirm({
+          title: t('msg.info.dbConnected'),
+          icon: null,
+          type: 'success',
+
+          okText: t('activity.OkSaveProject'),
+          okType: 'primary',
+          cancelText: 'Cancel',
+          onOk: createProject,
+        })
+      } else {
+        testSuccess.value = false
+
+        message.error(`${t('msg.error.dbConnectionFailed')} ${result.message}`)
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    testSuccess.value = false
+
+    message.error(await extractSdkResponseErrorMsg(e))
+  }
+}
+
+// reset test status on config change
+watch(
+  () => formState.dataSource,
+  () => (testSuccess.value = false),
+  { deep: true },
+)
+
+// select and focus title field on load
+onMounted(() => {
+  nextTick(() => {
+    // todo: replace setTimeout and follow better approach
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      const input = form.value?.$el?.querySelector('input[type=text]')
+      input.setSelectionRange(0, formState.title.length)
+      input.focus()
+    }, 500)
+  })
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div
+    class="create-external bg-white relative flex flex-col justify-center gap-2 w-full p-8 md:(rounded-lg border-1 border-gray-200 shadow-xl)"
+  >
+    <general-noco-icon class="color-transition hover:(ring ring-accent)" :class="[isLoading ? 'animated-bg-gradient' : '']" />
+
+    <div
+      class="color-transition transform group absolute top-5 left-5 text-4xl rounded-full bg-white cursor-pointer"
+      @click="navigateTo('/')"
+    >
+      <MdiChevronLeft class="text-black group-hover:(text-accent scale-110)" />
+    </div>
+
+    <h1 class="prose-2xl font-bold self-center my-4">{{ $t('activity.createProject') }}</h1>
+
+    <a-form
+      ref="form"
+      :model="formState"
+      name="external-project-create-form"
+      layout="horizontal"
+      no-style
+      :label-col="{ span: 10 }"
+    >
+      <a-form-item :label="$t('placeholder.projName')" v-bind="validateInfos.title">
+        <a-input v-model:value="formState.title" size="small" class="nc-extdb-proj-name" />
+      </a-form-item>
+
+      <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.dbType')" v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.client']">
+        <a-select v-model:value="formState.dataSource.client" size="small" class="nc-extdb-db-type" @change="onClientChange">
+          <a-select-option v-for="client in clientTypes" :key="client.value" :value="client.value"
+            >{{ client.text }}
+          </a-select-option>
+        </a-select>
+      </a-form-item>
+
+      <!-- SQLite File -->
+      <a-form-item
+        v-if="formState.dataSource.client === ClientType.SQLITE"
+        :label="$t('labels.sqliteFile')"
+        v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.connection.connection.filename']"
+      >
+        <a-input v-model:value="formState.dataSource.connection.connection.filename" size="small" />
+      </a-form-item>
+
+      <template v-else>
+        <!-- Host Address -->
+        <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.hostAddress')" v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.connection.host']">
+          <a-input v-model:value="formState.dataSource.connection.host" size="small" class="nc-extdb-host-address" />
+        </a-form-item>
+
+        <!-- Port Number -->
+        <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.port')" v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.connection.port']">
+          <a-input-number v-model:value="formState.dataSource.connection.port" class="!w-full nc-extdb-host-port" size="small" />
+        </a-form-item>
+
+        <!-- Username -->
+        <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.username')" v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.connection.user']">
+          <a-input v-model:value="formState.dataSource.connection.user" size="small" class="nc-extdb-host-user" />
+        </a-form-item>
+
+        <!-- Password -->
+        <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.password')">
+          <a-input-password
+            v-model:value="formState.dataSource.connection.password"
+            size="small"
+            class="nc-extdb-host-password"
+          />
+        </a-form-item>
+
+        <!-- Database -->
+        <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.database')" v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.connection.database']">
+          <!-- Database : create if not exists -->
+          <a-input
+            v-model:value="formState.dataSource.connection.database"
+            :placeholder="$t('labels.dbCreateIfNotExists')"
+            size="small"
+            class="nc-extdb-host-database"
+          />
+        </a-form-item>
+
+        <!-- Schema name -->
+        <a-form-item
+          v-if="[ClientType.MSSQL, ClientType.PG].includes(formState.dataSource.client) && formState.dataSource.searchPath"
+          :label="$t('labels.schemaName')"
+          v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.searchPath.0']"
+        >
+          <a-input v-model:value="formState.dataSource.searchPath[0]" size="small" />
+        </a-form-item>
+
+        <a-collapse ghost expand-icon-position="right" class="!mt-6">
+          <a-collapse-panel key="1" :header="$t('title.advancedParameters')">
+            <!--            todo:  add in i18n -->
+            <a-form-item label="SSL mode">
+              <a-select v-model:value="formState.sslUse" size="small" @change="onClientChange">
+                <a-select-option v-for="opt in sslUsage" :key="opt" :value="opt">{{ opt }}</a-select-option>
+              </a-select>
+            </a-form-item>
+
+            <a-form-item label="SSL keys">
+              <div class="flex gap-2">
+                <a-tooltip placement="top">
+                  <!-- Select .cert file -->
+                  <template #title>
+                    <span>{{ $t('tooltip.clientCert') }}</span>
+                  </template>
+
+                  <a-button :disabled="!sslFilesRequired" size="small" class="shadow" @click="certFileInput.click()">
+                    {{ $t('labels.clientCert') }}
+                  </a-button>
+                </a-tooltip>
+
+                <a-tooltip placement="top">
+                  <!-- Select .key file -->
+                  <template #title>
+                    <span>{{ $t('tooltip.clientKey') }}</span>
+                  </template>
+                  <a-button :disabled="!sslFilesRequired" size="small" class="shadow" @click="keyFileInput.click()">
+                    {{ $t('labels.clientKey') }}
+                  </a-button>
+                </a-tooltip>
+
+                <a-tooltip placement="top">
+                  <!-- Select CA file -->
+                  <template #title>
+                    <span>{{ $t('tooltip.clientCA') }}</span>
+                  </template>
+
+                  <a-button :disabled="!sslFilesRequired" size="small" class="shadow" @click="caFileInput.click()">
+                    {{ $t('labels.serverCA') }}
+                  </a-button>
+                </a-tooltip>
+              </div>
+            </a-form-item>
+
+            <input ref="caFileInput" type="file" class="!hidden" @change="onFileSelect('ca', caFileInput)" />
+
+            <input ref="certFileInput" type="file" class="!hidden" @change="onFileSelect('cert', certFileInput)" />
+
+            <input ref="keyFileInput" type="file" class="!hidden" @change="onFileSelect('key', keyFileInput)" />
+
+            <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.inflection.tableName')">
+              <a-select v-model:value="formState.inflection.inflectionTable" size="small" @change="onClientChange">
+                <a-select-option v-for="type in inflectionTypes" :key="type" :value="type">{{ type }}</a-select-option>
+              </a-select>
+            </a-form-item>
+
+            <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.inflection.columnName')">
+              <a-select v-model:value="formState.inflection.inflectionColumn" size="small" @change="onClientChange">
+                <a-select-option v-for="type in inflectionTypes" :key="type" :value="type">{{ type }}</a-select-option>
+              </a-select>
+            </a-form-item>
+
+            <div class="flex justify-end">
+              <a-button class="!shadow-md" @click="configEditDlg = true">
+                <!-- Edit connection JSON -->
+                {{ $t('activity.editConnJson') }}
+              </a-button>
+            </div>
+          </a-collapse-panel>
+        </a-collapse>
+      </template>
+
+      <a-form-item class="flex justify-center !mt-5">
+        <div class="flex justify-center gap-2">
+          <a-button type="primary" ghost class="nc-extdb-btn-test-connection" @click="testConnection">
+            {{ $t('activity.testDbConn') }}
+          </a-button>
+
+          <a-button type="primary" :disabled="!testSuccess" class="nc-extdb-btn-submit !shadow" @click="createProject">
+            Submit
+          </a-button>
+        </div>
+      </a-form-item>
+    </a-form>
+
+    <!-- todo: needs replacement
+      <v-dialog v-model="configEditDlg">
+        <a-card>
+          <MonacoEditor v-if="configEditDlg" v-model="formState" class="h-[400px] w-[600px]" />
+        </a-card>
+      </v-dialog>
+       -->
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+:deep(.ant-collapse-header) {
+  @apply !pr-10 !-mt-4 text-right justify-end;
+}
+
+:deep(.ant-collapse-content-box) {
+  @apply !px-0;
+}
+
+:deep(.ant-form-item-explain-error) {
+  @apply !text-xs;
+}
+
+:deep(.ant-form-item) {
+  @apply mb-2;
+}
+
+:deep(.ant-form-item-with-help .ant-form-item-explain) {
+  @apply !min-h-0;
+}
+
+.create-external {
+  :deep(.ant-input-affix-wrapper),
+  :deep(.ant-input),
+  :deep(.ant-select) {
+    @apply !appearance-none my-1 border-1 border-solid border-primary/50 rounded;
+  }
+
+  .nc-extdb-host-password {
+    input {
+      @apply !border-none;
+    }
+  }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/project/index/create.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/create.vue
similarity index 60%
rename from packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/project/index/create.vue
rename to packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/create.vue
index e7df003d31..991840691c 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/project/index/create.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/create.vue
@@ -63,29 +63,34 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="overflow-auto md:bg-primary bg-opacity-5 pb-4 create h-full min-h-[600px] flex flex-col justify-center items-end">
+  <div
+    class="create bg-white relative flex flex-col justify-center gap-2 w-full p-8 md:(rounded-lg border-1 border-gray-200 shadow-xl)"
+  >
+    <general-noco-icon class="color-transition hover:(ring ring-accent)" :class="[isLoading ? 'animated-bg-gradient' : '']" />
+
     <div
-      class="bg-white mt-65px relative flex flex-col justify-center gap-2 w-full max-w-[500px] !mx-auto p-8 md:(rounded-lg border-1 border-gray-200 shadow-xl)"
+      class="color-transition transform group absolute top-5 left-5 text-4xl rounded-full bg-white cursor-pointer"
+      @click="navigateTo('/')"
     >
-      <general-noco-icon class="color-transition hover:(ring ring-accent)" :class="[isLoading ? 'animated-bg-gradient' : '']" />
-
-      <h1 class="prose-2xl font-bold self-center my-4">{{ $t('activity.createProject') }}</h1>
-
-      <a-form ref="form" :model="formState" name="basic" layout="vertical" no-style autocomplete="off" @finish="createProject">
-        <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.projName')" name="title" :rules="nameValidationRules" class="my-10 mx-10">
-          <a-input v-model:value="formState.title" name="title" class="nc-metadb-project-name" />
-        </a-form-item>
-
-        <div class="text-center">
-          <button class="submit" type="submit">
-            <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
-              <MaterialSymbolsRocketLaunchOutline />
-              {{ $t('general.create') }}
-            </span>
-          </button>
-        </div>
-      </a-form>
+      <MdiChevronLeft class="text-black group-hover:(text-accent scale-110)" />
     </div>
+
+    <h1 class="prose-2xl font-bold self-center my-4">{{ $t('activity.createProject') }}</h1>
+
+    <a-form ref="form" :model="formState" name="basic" layout="vertical" no-style autocomplete="off" @finish="createProject">
+      <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.projName')" name="title" :rules="nameValidationRules" class="my-10 mx-10">
+        <a-input v-model:value="formState.title" name="title" class="nc-metadb-project-name" />
+      </a-form-item>
+
+      <div class="text-center">
+        <button class="submit" type="submit">
+          <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <MaterialSymbolsRocketLaunchOutline />
+            {{ $t('general.create') }}
+          </span>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </a-form>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -96,12 +101,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     @apply !appearance-none my-1 border-1 border-solid border-primary/50 rounded;
   }
 
-  .password {
-    input {
-      @apply !border-none;
-    }
-  }
-
   .submit {
     @apply z-1 relative color-transition rounded p-3 text-white shadow-sm;
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/index.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/index.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00063525f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/index.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { Modal, message } from 'ant-design-vue'
+import type { ProjectType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import {
+  computed,
+  definePageMeta,
+  extractSdkResponseErrorMsg,
+  navigateTo,
+  ref,
+  useApi,
+  useNuxtApp,
+  useSidebar,
+  useUIPermission,
+} from '#imports'
+
+definePageMeta({
+  title: 'title.myProject',
+})
+
+const { $e } = useNuxtApp()
+
+const { api, isLoading } = useApi()
+
+const { isUIAllowed } = useUIPermission()
+
+useSidebar({ hasSidebar: true, isOpen: true })
+
+const filterQuery = ref('')
+
+const projects = ref<ProjectType[]>()
+
+const loadProjects = async () => {
+  const response = await api.project.list({})
+  projects.value = response.list
+}
+
+const filteredProjects = computed(
+  () =>
+    projects.value?.filter(
+      (project) => !filterQuery.value || project.title?.toLowerCase?.().includes(filterQuery.value.toLowerCase()),
+    ) ?? [],
+)
+
+const deleteProject = (project: ProjectType) => {
+  $e('c:project:delete')
+
+  Modal.confirm({
+    title: `Do you want to delete '${project.title}' project?`,
+    okText: 'Yes',
+    okType: 'danger',
+    cancelText: 'No',
+    async onOk() {
+      try {
+        await api.project.delete(project.id as string)
+
+        $e('a:project:delete')
+
+        projects.value?.splice(projects.value?.indexOf(project), 1)
+      } catch (e: any) {
+        message.error(await extractSdkResponseErrorMsg(e))
+      }
+    },
+  })
+}
+
+await loadProjects()
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="bg-white relative flex flex-col justify-center gap-2 w-full p-8 md:(rounded-lg border-1 border-gray-200 shadow-xl)">
+    <general-noco-icon class="color-transition hover:(ring ring-accent)" :class="[isLoading ? 'animated-bg-gradient' : '']" />
+
+    <h1 class="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 leading-8 mb-8 mt-4">
+      <!-- My Projects -->
+      <span class="text-4xl">{{ $t('title.myProject') }}</span>
+
+      <a-tooltip title="Reload projects">
+        <span
+          class="transition-all duration-200 h-full flex items-center group hover:ring active:(ring ring-accent) rounded-full mt-1"
+          :class="isLoading ? 'animate-spin ring ring-gray-200' : ''"
+        >
+          <MdiRefresh
+            v-t="['a:project:refresh']"
+            class="text-xl text-gray-500 group-hover:text-accent cursor-pointer"
+            :class="isLoading ? '!text-primary' : ''"
+            @click="loadProjects"
+          />
+        </span>
+      </a-tooltip>
+    </h1>
+
+    <div class="flex mb-6">
+      <a-input-search
+        v-model:value="filterQuery"
+        class="max-w-[250px] nc-project-page-search rounded"
+        :placeholder="$t('activity.searchProject')"
+      />
+
+      <div class="flex-1" />
+
+      <a-dropdown v-if="isUIAllowed('projectCreate', true)" :trigger="['click']">
+        <button class="nc-new-project-menu">
+          <span class="flex items-center w-full">
+            {{ $t('title.newProj') }}
+            <MdiMenuDown class="menu-icon" />
+          </span>
+        </button>
+
+        <template #overlay>
+          <a-menu class="!py-0 rounded">
+            <a-menu-item>
+              <div v-t="['c:project:create:xcdb']" class="nc-project-menu-item group" @click="navigateTo('/create')">
+                <MdiPlusOutline class="group-hover:text-accent" />
+
+                <div>{{ $t('activity.createProject') }}</div>
+              </div>
+            </a-menu-item>
+
+            <a-menu-item>
+              <div v-t="['c:project:create:extdb']" class="nc-project-menu-item group" @click="navigateTo('/create-external')">
+                <MdiDatabaseOutline class="group-hover:text-accent" />
+
+                <div v-html="$t('activity.createProjectExtended.extDB')" />
+              </div>
+            </a-menu-item>
+          </a-menu>
+        </template>
+      </a-dropdown>
+    </div>
+
+    <TransitionGroup name="layout" mode="out-in">
+      <div v-if="isLoading">
+        <a-skeleton />
+      </div>
+
+      <a-table
+        v-else
+        :custom-row="
+          (record) => ({
+            onClick: () => {
+              $e('a:project:open')
+
+              navigateTo(`/nc/${record.id}`)
+            },
+            class: ['group'],
+          })
+        "
+        :data-source="filteredProjects"
+        :pagination="{ position: ['bottomCenter'] }"
+      >
+        <!-- Title -->
+        <a-table-column key="title" :title="$t('general.title')" data-index="title">
+          <template #default="{ text }">
+            <div
+              class="capitalize color-transition group-hover:text-primary !w-[400px] overflow-hidden overflow-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap"
+            >
+              {{ text }}
+            </div>
+          </template>
+        </a-table-column>
+        <!-- Actions -->
+
+        <a-table-column key="id" :title="$t('labels.actions')" data-index="id">
+          <template #default="{ text, record }">
+            <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <MdiEditOutline v-t="['c:project:edit:rename']" class="nc-action-btn" @click.stop="navigateTo(`/${text}`)" />
+
+              <MdiDeleteOutline class="nc-action-btn" @click.stop="deleteProject(record)" />
+            </div>
+          </template>
+        </a-table-column>
+      </a-table>
+    </TransitionGroup>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.nc-action-btn {
+  @apply text-gray-500 group-hover:text-accent active:(ring ring-accent) cursor-pointer p-2 w-[30px] h-[30px] hover:bg-gray-300/50 rounded-full;
+}
+
+.nc-new-project-menu {
+  @apply cursor-pointer z-1 relative color-transition rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-white;
+
+  &::after {
+    @apply rounded-md absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 bottom-0 transition-all duration-150 ease-in-out bg-primary bg-opacity-100;
+    content: '';
+    z-index: -1;
+  }
+
+  &:hover::after {
+    @apply transform scale-110 ring ring-accent;
+  }
+
+  &:active::after {
+    @apply ring ring-accent;
+  }
+}
+
+:deep(.ant-table-cell) {
+  @apply py-1;
+}
+
+:deep(.ant-table-row) {
+  @apply cursor-pointer;
+}
+
+:deep(.ant-table) {
+  @apply min-h-[428px];
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/project/index.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/project/index.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index f8eacfa737..0000000000
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/project/index.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <NuxtLayout>
-    <NuxtPage />
-  </NuxtLayout>
-</template>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/project/index/create-external.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/project/index/create-external.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d4bf62a26..0000000000
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/project/index/create-external.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,450 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts" setup>
-import { Form, Modal, message } from 'ant-design-vue'
-import {
-  clientTypes,
-  computed,
-  extractSdkResponseErrorMsg,
-  fieldRequiredValidator,
-  generateUniqueName,
-  getDefaultConnectionConfig,
-  getTestDatabaseName,
-  navigateTo,
-  nextTick,
-  onMounted,
-  projectTitleValidator,
-  readFile,
-  ref,
-  sslUsage,
-  useApi,
-  useI18n,
-  useNuxtApp,
-  useSidebar,
-  watch,
-} from '#imports'
-import { ClientType } from '~/lib'
-import type { ProjectCreateForm } from '~/utils'
-
-const useForm = Form.useForm
-
-const testSuccess = ref(false)
-
-const { api, isLoading } = useApi()
-
-const { $e } = useNuxtApp()
-
-useSidebar({ hasSidebar: false })
-
-const { t } = useI18n()
-
-const formState = $ref<ProjectCreateForm>({
-  title: '',
-  dataSource: { ...getDefaultConnectionConfig(ClientType.MYSQL) },
-  inflection: {
-    inflectionColumn: 'camelize',
-    inflectionTable: 'camelize',
-  },
-  sslUse: 'No',
-})
-
-const validators = computed(() => {
-  return {
-    'title': [
-      {
-        required: true,
-        message: 'Project name is required',
-      },
-      projectTitleValidator,
-    ],
-    'dataSource.client': [fieldRequiredValidator],
-    ...(formState.dataSource.client === ClientType.SQLITE
-      ? {
-          'dataSource.connection.connection.filename': [fieldRequiredValidator],
-        }
-      : {
-          'dataSource.connection.host': [fieldRequiredValidator],
-          'dataSource.connection.port': [fieldRequiredValidator],
-          'dataSource.connection.user': [fieldRequiredValidator],
-          'dataSource.connection.password': [fieldRequiredValidator],
-          'dataSource.connection.database': [fieldRequiredValidator],
-          ...([ClientType.PG, ClientType.MSSQL].includes(formState.dataSource.client)
-            ? {
-                'dataSource.searchPath.0': [fieldRequiredValidator],
-              }
-            : {}),
-        }),
-  }
-})
-
-const { validate, validateInfos } = useForm(formState, validators)
-
-const onClientChange = () => {
-  formState.dataSource = { ...getDefaultConnectionConfig(formState.dataSource.client) }
-}
-
-const inflectionTypes = ['camelize', 'none']
-const configEditDlg = ref(false)
-
-// populate database name based on title
-watch(
-  () => formState.title,
-  (v) => (formState.dataSource.connection.database = `${v?.trim()}_noco`),
-)
-
-// generate a random project title
-formState.title = generateUniqueName()
-
-const caFileInput = ref<HTMLInputElement>()
-const keyFileInput = ref<HTMLInputElement>()
-const certFileInput = ref<HTMLInputElement>()
-
-const onFileSelect = (key: 'ca' | 'cert' | 'key', el: HTMLInputElement) => {
-  readFile(el, (content) => {
-    if ('ssl' in formState.dataSource.connection && formState.dataSource.connection.ssl)
-      formState.dataSource.connection.ssl[key] = content ?? ''
-  })
-}
-
-const sslFilesRequired = computed<boolean>(() => {
-  return formState?.sslUse && formState.sslUse !== 'No'
-})
-
-function getConnectionConfig() {
-  const connection = {
-    ...formState.dataSource.connection,
-  }
-
-  if ('ssl' in connection && connection.ssl && (!sslFilesRequired || Object.values(connection.ssl).every((v) => !v))) {
-    delete connection.ssl
-  }
-  return connection
-}
-
-const form = ref<any>()
-const focusInvalidInput = () => {
-  form?.value?.$el.querySelector('.ant-form-item-explain-error')?.parentNode?.parentNode?.querySelector('input')?.focus()
-}
-
-const createProject = async () => {
-  try {
-    await validate()
-  } catch (e) {
-    focusInvalidInput()
-    return
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const connection = getConnectionConfig()
-
-    const config = { ...formState.dataSource, connection }
-
-    const result = await api.project.create({
-      title: formState.title,
-      bases: [
-        {
-          type: formState.dataSource.client,
-          config,
-          inflection_column: formState.inflection.inflectionColumn,
-          inflection_table: formState.inflection.inflectionTable,
-        },
-      ],
-      external: true,
-    })
-
-    $e('a:project:create:extdb')
-
-    await navigateTo(`/nc/${result.id}`)
-  } catch (e: any) {
-    message.error(await extractSdkResponseErrorMsg(e))
-  }
-}
-
-const testConnection = async () => {
-  try {
-    await validate()
-  } catch (e) {
-    focusInvalidInput()
-    return
-  }
-
-  $e('a:project:create:extdb:test-connection', [])
-
-  try {
-    if (formState.dataSource.client === ClientType.SQLITE) {
-      testSuccess.value = true
-    } else {
-      const connection = getConnectionConfig()
-
-      connection.database = getTestDatabaseName(formState.dataSource)!
-
-      const testConnectionConfig = {
-        ...formState.dataSource,
-        connection,
-      }
-
-      const result = await api.utils.testConnection(testConnectionConfig)
-
-      if (result.code === 0) {
-        testSuccess.value = true
-
-        Modal.confirm({
-          title: t('msg.info.dbConnected'),
-          icon: null,
-          type: 'success',
-
-          okText: t('activity.OkSaveProject'),
-          okType: 'primary',
-          cancelText: 'Cancel',
-          onOk: createProject,
-        })
-      } else {
-        testSuccess.value = false
-
-        message.error(`${t('msg.error.dbConnectionFailed')} ${result.message}`)
-      }
-    }
-  } catch (e: any) {
-    testSuccess.value = false
-
-    message.error(await extractSdkResponseErrorMsg(e))
-  }
-}
-
-// reset test status on config change
-watch(
-  () => formState.dataSource,
-  () => (testSuccess.value = false),
-  { deep: true },
-)
-
-// select and focus title field on load
-onMounted(() => {
-  nextTick(() => {
-    // todo: replace setTimeout and follow better approach
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      const input = form.value?.$el?.querySelector('input[type=text]')
-      input.setSelectionRange(0, formState.title.length)
-      input.focus()
-    }, 500)
-  })
-})
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <div
-    class="overflow-auto md:bg-primary bg-opacity-5 pb-4 create-external h-full min-h-[600px] flex flex-col justify-center items-end"
-  >
-    <div
-      class="bg-white mt-275px relative flex flex-col justify-center gap-2 w-full max-w-[500px] !mx-auto p-8 md:(rounded-lg border-1 border-gray-200 shadow-xl)"
-    >
-      <general-noco-icon class="color-transition hover:(ring ring-accent)" :class="[isLoading ? 'animated-bg-gradient' : '']" />
-
-      <h1 class="prose-2xl font-bold self-center my-4">{{ $t('activity.createProject') }}</h1>
-
-      <a-form
-        ref="form"
-        :model="formState"
-        name="external-project-create-form"
-        layout="horizontal"
-        no-style
-        :label-col="{ span: 10 }"
-      >
-        <a-form-item :label="$t('placeholder.projName')" v-bind="validateInfos.title">
-          <a-input v-model:value="formState.title" size="small" class="nc-extdb-proj-name" />
-        </a-form-item>
-
-        <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.dbType')" v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.client']">
-          <a-select v-model:value="formState.dataSource.client" size="small" class="nc-extdb-db-type" @change="onClientChange">
-            <a-select-option v-for="client in clientTypes" :key="client.value" :value="client.value"
-              >{{ client.text }}
-            </a-select-option>
-          </a-select>
-        </a-form-item>
-
-        <!-- SQLite File -->
-        <a-form-item
-          v-if="formState.dataSource.client === ClientType.SQLITE"
-          :label="$t('labels.sqliteFile')"
-          v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.connection.connection.filename']"
-        >
-          <a-input v-model:value="formState.dataSource.connection.connection.filename" size="small" />
-        </a-form-item>
-
-        <template v-else>
-          <!-- Host Address -->
-          <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.hostAddress')" v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.connection.host']">
-            <a-input v-model:value="formState.dataSource.connection.host" size="small" class="nc-extdb-host-address" />
-          </a-form-item>
-
-          <!-- Port Number -->
-          <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.port')" v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.connection.port']">
-            <a-input-number
-              v-model:value="formState.dataSource.connection.port"
-              class="!w-full nc-extdb-host-port"
-              size="small"
-            />
-          </a-form-item>
-
-          <!-- Username -->
-          <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.username')" v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.connection.user']">
-            <a-input v-model:value="formState.dataSource.connection.user" size="small" class="nc-extdb-host-user" />
-          </a-form-item>
-
-          <!-- Password -->
-          <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.password')">
-            <a-input-password
-              v-model:value="formState.dataSource.connection.password"
-              size="small"
-              class="nc-extdb-host-password"
-            />
-          </a-form-item>
-
-          <!-- Database -->
-          <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.database')" v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.connection.database']">
-            <!-- Database : create if not exists -->
-            <a-input
-              v-model:value="formState.dataSource.connection.database"
-              :placeholder="$t('labels.dbCreateIfNotExists')"
-              size="small"
-              class="nc-extdb-host-database"
-            />
-          </a-form-item>
-
-          <!-- Schema name -->
-          <a-form-item
-            v-if="[ClientType.MSSQL, ClientType.PG].includes(formState.dataSource.client) && formState.dataSource.searchPath"
-            :label="$t('labels.schemaName')"
-            v-bind="validateInfos['dataSource.searchPath.0']"
-          >
-            <a-input v-model:value="formState.dataSource.searchPath[0]" size="small" />
-          </a-form-item>
-
-          <a-collapse ghost expand-icon-position="right" class="!mt-6">
-            <a-collapse-panel key="1" :header="$t('title.advancedParameters')">
-              <!--            todo:  add in i18n -->
-              <a-form-item label="SSL mode">
-                <a-select v-model:value="formState.sslUse" size="small" @change="onClientChange">
-                  <a-select-option v-for="opt in sslUsage" :key="opt" :value="opt">{{ opt }}</a-select-option>
-                </a-select>
-              </a-form-item>
-
-              <a-form-item label="SSL keys">
-                <div class="flex gap-2">
-                  <a-tooltip placement="top">
-                    <!-- Select .cert file -->
-                    <template #title>
-                      <span>{{ $t('tooltip.clientCert') }}</span>
-                    </template>
-
-                    <a-button :disabled="!sslFilesRequired" size="small" class="shadow" @click="certFileInput.click()">
-                      {{ $t('labels.clientCert') }}
-                    </a-button>
-                  </a-tooltip>
-
-                  <a-tooltip placement="top">
-                    <!-- Select .key file -->
-                    <template #title>
-                      <span>{{ $t('tooltip.clientKey') }}</span>
-                    </template>
-                    <a-button :disabled="!sslFilesRequired" size="small" class="shadow" @click="keyFileInput.click()">
-                      {{ $t('labels.clientKey') }}
-                    </a-button>
-                  </a-tooltip>
-
-                  <a-tooltip placement="top">
-                    <!-- Select CA file -->
-                    <template #title>
-                      <span>{{ $t('tooltip.clientCA') }}</span>
-                    </template>
-
-                    <a-button :disabled="!sslFilesRequired" size="small" class="shadow" @click="caFileInput.click()">
-                      {{ $t('labels.serverCA') }}
-                    </a-button>
-                  </a-tooltip>
-                </div>
-              </a-form-item>
-
-              <input ref="caFileInput" type="file" class="!hidden" @change="onFileSelect('ca', caFileInput)" />
-
-              <input ref="certFileInput" type="file" class="!hidden" @change="onFileSelect('cert', certFileInput)" />
-
-              <input ref="keyFileInput" type="file" class="!hidden" @change="onFileSelect('key', keyFileInput)" />
-
-              <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.inflection.tableName')">
-                <a-select v-model:value="formState.inflection.inflectionTable" size="small" @change="onClientChange">
-                  <a-select-option v-for="type in inflectionTypes" :key="type" :value="type">{{ type }}</a-select-option>
-                </a-select>
-              </a-form-item>
-
-              <a-form-item :label="$t('labels.inflection.columnName')">
-                <a-select v-model:value="formState.inflection.inflectionColumn" size="small" @change="onClientChange">
-                  <a-select-option v-for="type in inflectionTypes" :key="type" :value="type">{{ type }}</a-select-option>
-                </a-select>
-              </a-form-item>
-
-              <div class="flex justify-end">
-                <a-button class="!shadow-md" @click="configEditDlg = true">
-                  <!-- Edit connection JSON -->
-                  {{ $t('activity.editConnJson') }}
-                </a-button>
-              </div>
-            </a-collapse-panel>
-          </a-collapse>
-        </template>
-
-        <a-form-item class="flex justify-center !mt-5">
-          <div class="flex justify-center gap-2">
-            <a-button type="primary" ghost class="nc-extdb-btn-test-connection" @click="testConnection">
-              {{ $t('activity.testDbConn') }}
-            </a-button>
-
-            <a-button type="primary" :disabled="!testSuccess" class="nc-extdb-btn-submit !shadow" @click="createProject">
-              Submit
-            </a-button>
-          </div>
-        </a-form-item>
-      </a-form>
-
-      <!-- todo: needs replacement
-      <v-dialog v-model="configEditDlg">
-        <a-card>
-          <MonacoEditor v-if="configEditDlg" v-model="formState" class="h-[400px] w-[600px]" />
-        </a-card>
-      </v-dialog>
-       -->
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<style lang="scss" scoped>
-:deep(.ant-collapse-header) {
-  @apply !pr-10 !-mt-4 text-right justify-end;
-}
-
-:deep(.ant-collapse-content-box) {
-  @apply !px-0;
-}
-
-:deep(.ant-form-item-explain-error) {
-  @apply !text-xs;
-}
-
-:deep(.ant-form-item) {
-  @apply mb-2;
-}
-
-:deep(.ant-form-item-with-help .ant-form-item-explain) {
-  @apply !min-h-0;
-}
-
-:deep(.ant-card-head-title) {
-  @apply !text-3xl;
-}
-
-.create-external {
-  :deep(.ant-input-affix-wrapper),
-  :deep(.ant-input),
-  :deep(.ant-select) {
-    @apply !appearance-none my-1 border-1 border-solid border-primary/50 rounded;
-  }
-}
-</style>