---
title: "Deploy ASCIIFlow"
description: "Free web-based ASCII diagram and flowchart drawing tool"
category: "Other"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/asciiflow
---

# Deploy ASCIIFlow

Free web-based ASCII diagram and flowchart drawing tool

**[Deploy ASCIIFlow on Railway](https://railway.com/template/asciiflow)**

- **Creator:** Muhammad Bilal
- **Category:** Other

## Template content

### Asciiflow

- **Image:** yaamai/lewish-asciiflow:latest
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation


# Deploy and Host ASCIIFlow on Railway

ASCIIFlow is an open-source, web-based drawing editor designed specifically for creating flowcharts, diagrams, and box layouts using ASCII text characters. It provides a simple grid interface that allows developers, researchers, and technical writers to construct retro-style, text-only diagrams that can easily be embedded directly into markdown files and code comments.
![ASCII Flow](https://github.com/lewish/asciiflow/raw/main/assets/asciiflow-scr-dark.png)

## About Hosting ASCIIFlow

Hosting ASCIIFlow on Railway allows you to spin up a private or custom instance of this popular diagramming tool in seconds. The application compiles into a lightweight static frontend bundle. By utilizing Railway's automatic build detection (Railpack or a simple custom Dockerfile), the repository builds seamlessly and deploys onto Railway's edge network. There are no databases, background worker queues, or persistent volumes required, making the deployment highly performant, low-resource, and cost-effective. Once deployed, Railway provides an automatic public HTTPS domain for instant access.

## Common Use Cases

- **Code Documentation**: Create clean architectural or flow diagrams to insert directly into code comments or GitHub `README.md` files.
- **Retro Design & Mockups**: Wireframe text-based interfaces and layout designs for terminal or CLI applications.
- **Team Diagrams**: Host a custom, internal diagram builder for software engineering teams without external service dependencies.

## Dependencies for ASCIIFlow Hosting

- **Public Networking**: An active public port (typically port `80` ) is required to serve the frontend web interface.
- **Static File Server**: A lightweight runner (like Nginx or a Node static server) to distribute the compiled HTML, CSS, and JS assets.

### Deployment Dependencies

- GitHub Repository: [lewish/asciiflow](https://github.com/lewish/asciiflow)
- Official Website: [asciiflow.com](https://asciiflow.com/)

### Implementation Details

**Recommended Railway Configuration**

| Setting               | Value                                                 |
| --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Builder               | Railpack / Node.js Static                             |
| Root Directory        | Leave blank                                           |
| Public Networking     | Enabled                                               |
| Persistent Volume     | None                                                  |
| Environment Variables | None required                                         |

## Why Deploy ASCIIFlow on Railway?

Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway will host your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while allowing you to vertically and horizontally scale it.

By deploying ASCIIFlow on Railway, you are one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway.

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