diff --git a/plugins/dashboard/drng_livefeed.go b/plugins/dashboard/drng_livefeed.go
index abe3ce33c8ec677ed07a5ba8fb528b78a912eabb..bd65799d67a60bc89d0f541ebc14da9a317aefbc 100644
--- a/plugins/dashboard/drng_livefeed.go
+++ b/plugins/dashboard/drng_livefeed.go
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/daemon"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/events"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/workerpool"
-
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/binary/drng/state"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/shutdown"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/drng"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/daemon"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/events"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/workerpool"
 )
 
 var drngLiveFeedWorkerCount = 1
diff --git a/plugins/dashboard/explorer_routes.go b/plugins/dashboard/explorer_routes.go
index f394901e7e1ad59f1f679aee82b2244be569f050..ab24c1d14b844a8d614b414913fe87e869a5c784 100644
--- a/plugins/dashboard/explorer_routes.go
+++ b/plugins/dashboard/explorer_routes.go
@@ -6,50 +6,60 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/binary/messagelayer/message"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/messagelayer"
-
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
+// ExplorerMessage defines the struct of the ExplorerMessage.
 type ExplorerMessage struct {
-	Id              string `json:"id"`
-	Timestamp       uint   `json:"timestamp"`
-	TrunkMessageId  string `json:"trunk_message_id"`
-	BranchMessageId string `json:"branch_message_id"`
-	Solid           bool   `json:"solid"`
+	// ID is the message ID.
+	ID string `json:"id"`
+	// Timestamp is the timestamp of the message.
+	Timestamp uint `json:"timestamp"`
+	// TrunkMessageId is the Trunk ID of the message.
+	TrunkMessageID string `json:"trunk_message_id"`
+	// BranchMessageId is the Branch ID of the message.
+	BranchMessageID string `json:"branch_message_id"`
+	// Solid defines the solid status of the message.
+	Solid bool `json:"solid"`
 }
 
 func createExplorerMessage(msg *message.Message) (*ExplorerMessage, error) {
-	messageId := msg.Id()
-	messageMetadata := messagelayer.Tangle.MessageMetadata(messageId)
+	messageID := msg.Id()
+	messageMetadata := messagelayer.Tangle.MessageMetadata(messageID)
 	t := &ExplorerMessage{
-		Id:              messageId.String(),
+		ID:              messageID.String(),
 		Timestamp:       0,
-		TrunkMessageId:  msg.TrunkId().String(),
-		BranchMessageId: msg.BranchId().String(),
+		TrunkMessageID:  msg.TrunkId().String(),
+		BranchMessageID: msg.BranchId().String(),
 		Solid:           messageMetadata.Unwrap().IsSolid(),
 	}
 
 	return t, nil
 }
 
+// ExplorerAddress defines the struct of the ExplorerAddress.
 type ExplorerAddress struct {
+	// Messagess hold the list of *ExplorerMessage.
 	Messages []*ExplorerMessage `json:"message"`
 }
 
+// SearchResult defines the struct of the SearchResult.
 type SearchResult struct {
+	// Message is the *ExplorerMessage.
 	Message *ExplorerMessage `json:"message"`
+	// Address is the *ExplorerAddress.
 	Address *ExplorerAddress `json:"address"`
 }
 
 func setupExplorerRoutes(routeGroup *echo.Group) {
 	routeGroup.GET("/message/:id", func(c echo.Context) (err error) {
-		messageId, err := message.NewId(c.Param("id"))
+		messageID, err := message.NewId(c.Param("id"))
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 
-		t, err := findMessage(messageId)
+		t, err := findMessage(messageID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -78,12 +88,12 @@ func setupExplorerRoutes(routeGroup *echo.Group) {
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 
-			messageId, err := message.NewId(search)
+			messageID, err := message.NewId(search)
 			if err != nil {
 				return
 			}
 
-			msg, err := findMessage(messageId)
+			msg, err := findMessage(messageID)
 			if err == nil {
 				result.Message = msg
 			}
@@ -102,11 +112,11 @@ func setupExplorerRoutes(routeGroup *echo.Group) {
 	})
 }
 
-func findMessage(messageId message.Id) (explorerMsg *ExplorerMessage, err error) {
-	if !messagelayer.Tangle.Message(messageId).Consume(func(msg *message.Message) {
+func findMessage(messageID message.Id) (explorerMsg *ExplorerMessage, err error) {
+	if !messagelayer.Tangle.Message(messageID).Consume(func(msg *message.Message) {
 		explorerMsg, err = createExplorerMessage(msg)
 	}) {
-		err = errors.Wrapf(ErrNotFound, "message: %s", messageId.String())
+		err = errors.Wrapf(ErrNotFound, "message: %s", messageID.String())
 	}
 
 	return
diff --git a/plugins/dashboard/livefeed.go b/plugins/dashboard/livefeed.go
index 8a23e24716e5eeb7abaac477e6eb6d5d8d303aa0..d005e500c39ce4e6f9c816fb11a6f2006aeebbd6 100644
--- a/plugins/dashboard/livefeed.go
+++ b/plugins/dashboard/livefeed.go
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ package dashboard
 import (
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/daemon"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/events"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/workerpool"
-
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/binary/messagelayer/message"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/binary/messagelayer/tangle"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/shutdown"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/messagelayer"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/daemon"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/events"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/workerpool"
 )
 
 var liveFeedWorkerCount = 1
diff --git a/plugins/dashboard/parameters.go b/plugins/dashboard/parameters.go
index 8ef57da91c5df4ae67d2da8dab39a2e2b9476c6b..ee74a3ec19304249f612dea675f4b16ea1c6c83f 100644
--- a/plugins/dashboard/parameters.go
+++ b/plugins/dashboard/parameters.go
@@ -5,17 +5,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	CFG_BIND_ADDRESS        = "dashboard.bindAddress"
-	CFG_DEV                 = "dashboard.dev"
-	CFG_BASIC_AUTH_ENABLED  = "dashboard.basic_auth.enabled"
-	CFG_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME = "dashboard.basic_auth.username"
-	CFG_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD = "dashboard.basic_auth.password"
+	// CfgBindAddress defines the config flag of the dashboard binding address.
+	CfgBindAddress = "dashboard.bindAddress"
+	// CfgDev defines the config flag of the  dashboard dev mode.
+	CfgDev = "dashboard.dev"
+	// CfgBasicAuthEnabled defines the config flag of the dashboard basic auth enabler.
+	CfgBasicAuthEnabled = "dashboard.basic_auth.enabled"
+	// CfgBasicAuthUsername defines the config flag of the dashboard basic auth username.
+	CfgBasicAuthUsername = "dashboard.basic_auth.username"
+	// CfgBasicAuthPassword defines the config flag of the dashboard basic auth password.
+	CfgBasicAuthPassword = "dashboard.basic_auth.password"
 )
 
 func init() {
-	flag.String(CFG_BIND_ADDRESS, "127.0.0.1", "the bind address of the dashboard")
-	flag.Bool(CFG_DEV, false, "whether the dashboard runs in dev mode")
-	flag.Bool(CFG_BASIC_AUTH_ENABLED, false, "whether to enable HTTP basic auth")
-	flag.String(CFG_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME, "goshimmer", "HTTP basic auth username")
-	flag.String(CFG_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD, "goshimmer", "HTTP basic auth password")
+	flag.String(CfgBindAddress, "127.0.0.1", "the bind address of the dashboard")
+	flag.Bool(CfgDev, false, "whether the dashboard runs in dev mode")
+	flag.Bool(CfgBasicAuthEnabled, false, "whether to enable HTTP basic auth")
+	flag.String(CfgBasicAuthUsername, "goshimmer", "HTTP basic auth username")
+	flag.String(CfgBasicAuthPassword, "goshimmer", "HTTP basic auth password")
 }
diff --git a/plugins/dashboard/plugin.go b/plugins/dashboard/plugin.go
index 2f91ea3d84fc95dbd2b1c62fb554d2c514dc9f12..91b9e6953e8b4e19ad76636f15ad99e836120aff 100644
--- a/plugins/dashboard/plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/dashboard/plugin.go
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/autopeering/peer/service"
-	"github.com/labstack/echo"
-	"github.com/labstack/echo/middleware"
-
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/shutdown"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/local"
@@ -21,12 +17,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/gossip"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/messagelayer"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/metrics"
-
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/autopeering/peer/service"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/daemon"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/events"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/logger"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/node"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/workerpool"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/middleware"
 )
 
 // PluginName is the name of the dashboard plugin.
@@ -40,8 +38,8 @@ var (
 	nodeStartAt = time.Now()
 
 	clientsMu    sync.Mutex
-	clients             = make(map[uint64]chan interface{})
-	nextClientID uint64 = 0
+	clients      = make(map[uint64]chan interface{})
+	nextClientID uint64
 
 	wsSendWorkerCount     = 1
 	wsSendWorkerQueueSize = 250
@@ -90,10 +88,10 @@ func run(plugin *node.Plugin) {
 	e.HideBanner = true
 	e.Use(middleware.Recover())
 
-	if config.Node.GetBool(CFG_BASIC_AUTH_ENABLED) {
+	if config.Node.GetBool(CfgBasicAuthEnabled) {
 		e.Use(middleware.BasicAuth(func(username, password string, c echo.Context) (bool, error) {
-			if username == config.Node.GetString(CFG_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME) &&
-				password == config.Node.GetString(CFG_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD) {
+			if username == config.Node.GetString(CfgBasicAuthUsername) &&
+				password == config.Node.GetString(CfgBasicAuthPassword) {
 				return true, nil
 			}
 			return false, nil
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@ func run(plugin *node.Plugin) {
 	}
 
 	setupRoutes(e)
-	addr := config.Node.GetString(CFG_BIND_ADDRESS)
+	addr := config.Node.GetString(CfgBindAddress)
 
 	log.Infof("You can now access the dashboard using: http://%s", addr)
 	go e.Start(addr)
@@ -130,11 +128,17 @@ var (
 )
 
 const (
+	// MsgTypeNodeStatus is the type of the NodeStatus message.
 	MsgTypeNodeStatus byte = iota
+	// MsgTypeMPSMetric is the type of the message per second (MPS) metric message.
 	MsgTypeMPSMetric
+	// MsgTypeMessage is the type of the message.
 	MsgTypeMessage
+	// MsgTypeNeighborMetric is the type of the NeighborMetric message.
 	MsgTypeNeighborMetric
+	// MsgTypeDrng is the type of the dRNG message.
 	MsgTypeDrng
+	// MsgTypeTipsMetric is the type of the TipsMetric message.
 	MsgTypeTipsMetric
 )
 
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ type wsmsg struct {
 }
 
 type msg struct {
-	Id    string `json:"id"`
+	ID    string `json:"id"`
 	Value int64  `json:"value"`
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/dashboard/routes.go b/plugins/dashboard/routes.go
index 0e9d9f2419377f65faba07bde98aba98654c52ae..eb8f21a40cb75064230da675fcef2c00296804da 100644
--- a/plugins/dashboard/routes.go
+++ b/plugins/dashboard/routes.go
@@ -12,9 +12,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
+// ErrInvalidParameter defines the invalid parameter error.
 var ErrInvalidParameter = errors.New("invalid parameter")
+
+// ErrInternalError defines the internal error.
 var ErrInternalError = errors.New("internal error")
+
+// ErrNotFound defines the not found error.
 var ErrNotFound = errors.New("not found")
+
+// ErrForbidden defines the forbidden error.
 var ErrForbidden = errors.New("forbidden")
 
 // holds SPA assets
@@ -22,7 +29,7 @@ var appBox = packr.New("Dashboard_App", "./frontend/build")
 var assetsBox = packr.New("Dashboard_Assets", "./frontend/src/assets")
 
 func indexRoute(e echo.Context) error {
-	if config.Node.GetBool(CFG_DEV) {
+	if config.Node.GetBool(CfgDev) {
 		res, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1:9090/")
 		if err != nil {
 			return err