Adrian Acala
6f050aec7d
- Add 5s in-memory cache for /drawings responses with automatic cleanup - Split Drawing/DrawingSummary types for efficient data fetching - Implement lazy loading of drawing data in DrawingCard component - Add configurable DRAWINGS_CACHE_TTL_MS and RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS env vars - Prevent memory leaks with periodic cleanup of cache and rate limit maps - Add loading states and better UX for export operations - Improve JSON parsing with error handling for malformed stored data Benchmark results (100 drawings, cached): - Avg latency: 6.94ms (p50: 4ms, p97.5: 8ms) - Avg throughput: 668 req/s (peak: 1,023) - 3k requests in 5s with 0 errors Update .gitignore to exclude generated files, env files, and build artifacts
ExcaliDash v0.1.6
A self-hosted dashboard and organizer for Excalidraw with live collaboration features.
Screenshots
Table of Contents
Features
Persistent storage for all your drawings
Real time collaboration
Search your drawings
Drag and drop drawings into collections
Export/import your drawings and databases for backup
Upgrading
See release notes for a specific release.
Installation
Caution
NOT for production use. While attempts have been made at hardening (XSS/dompurify, CORS, rate-limiting, sanitization), they are inadequate for public deployment. Do not expose any ports. Currently lacking CSRF.
Caution
ExcaliDash is in BETA. Please backup your data regularly (e.g. with cron).
Docker Hub (Recommended)
# Download docker-compose.prod.yml
curl -OL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZimengXiong/ExcaliDash/refs/heads/main/docker-compose.prod.yml
# Pull images
docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml pull
# Run container
docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
# Access the frontend at localhost:6767
Docker Build
# Clone the repository (recommended)
git clone git@github.com:ZimengXiong/ExcaliDash.git
# or, clone with HTTPS
# git clone https://github.com/ZimengXiong/ExcaliDash.git
docker compose build
docker compose up -d
# Access the frontend at localhost:6767
Development
Clone the Repository
# Clone the repository (recommended)
git clone git@github.com:ZimengXiong/ExcaliDash.git
# or, clone with HTTPS
# git clone https://github.com/ZimengXiong/ExcaliDash.git
Frontend
cd ExcaliDash/frontend
npm install
# Copy environment file and customize if needed
cp .env.example .env
npm run dev
Backend
cd ExcaliDash/backend
npm install
# Copy environment file and customize if needed
cp .env.example .env
# Generate Prisma client and setup database
npx prisma generate
npx prisma db push
npm run dev
Project Structure
ExcaliDash/
├── backend/ # Node.js + Express + Prisma
│ ├── src/
│ │ └── index.ts # Main server file
│ ├── prisma/
│ │ ├── schema.prisma # Database schema
│ │ └── dev.db # SQLite database
│ └── package.json
├── frontend/ # React + TypeScript + Vite
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── components/ # React components
│ │ ├── pages/ # Page components
│ │ ├── hooks/ # Custom hooks
│ │ └── api/ # API client
│ └── package.json
└── README.md