# Excalidraw

Excalidraw is a virtual collaborative whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams with a hand-drawn feel. It's designed to be simple, intuitive, and to allow rapid collaboration.

# Setting Up Excalidraw with Docker Compose

## Introduction to Excalidraw

Excalidraw is a virtual collaborative whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams with a hand-drawn feel. It's designed to be simple, intuitive, and to allow rapid collaboration.

## Docker Compose Configuration for Excalidraw

This Docker Compose setup deploys Excalidraw in a Docker container, offering an isolated environment for your sketching and collaboration needs.

### Docker Compose File (`docker-compose.yml`)

```yaml
services:
  excalidraw:
    container_name: excalidraw
    image: excalidraw/excalidraw:latest
    ports:
      - "8888:80"
    restart: on-failure
```

## Key Components of the Configuration
### Service: Excalidraw
- **Image**: `excalidraw/excalidraw:latest` is the Docker image used for Excalidraw.
- **Ports**: 
  - `8888:80` maps port 8888 on the host to port 80 in the container, where Excalidraw's web interface is accessible.
- **Restart Policy**: `on-failure` ensures that the Excalidraw service restarts automatically in case of failure.

## Deploying Excalidraw

1. Save the Docker Compose configuration in a `docker-compose.yml` file.
2. Run `docker compose up -d` to start Excalidraw in detached mode.
3. Access Excalidraw by navigating to `http://<host-ip>:8888`.

## Configuring and Using Excalidraw

After deployment, Excalidraw is ready to use through its web interface, providing a collaborative platform for sketching and diagramming.


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