What is it for?
Excalidraw is a whiteboard with a hand-drawn look: perfect for a diagram, a floor plan, a mock-up or explaining an idea. Drawings stay in your browser.
Who is it for?
People who draw diagrams, plans or visual explanations.
Good to know
The simple self-hosted version does not include live multi-user collaboration.
After installing
- Open the site address: it is ready. Export your drawings (.excalidraw file or image) to keep them.
The docker-compose
Example behind Traefik. To adapt it (Nginx Proxy Manager, local port…) with a line-by-line explanation, use the generator (in French).
# docker-compose.yml : Excalidraw
services:
excalidraw:
image: excalidraw/excalidraw:latest
container_name: excalidraw
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
TZ: Europe/Paris
networks:
- traefik
labels:
- traefik.enable=true
- traefik.http.routers.excalidraw.rule=Host(`dessin.mydomain.com`)
- traefik.http.routers.excalidraw.entrypoints=websecure
- traefik.http.routers.excalidraw.tls.certresolver=letsencrypt
- traefik.http.services.excalidraw.loadbalancer.server.port=80
networks:
traefik:
external: true