Deploy and Host Excalidraw on Railway

Excalidraw is a virtual whiteboard for sketching diagrams with a hand-drawn look. It runs entirely in the browser: drawings are kept in the visitor's browser storage and can be exported as PNG, SVG or .excalidraw files.

About Hosting Excalidraw

This template runs the official excalidraw/excalidraw:latest image, a static web app served by nginx. There is nothing to configure and no database or volume, because the app stores no data on the server. Open the generated URL and start drawing. Live collaboration and shared links need Excalidraw's separate room server and are not included in this template.

Common Use Cases

A private whiteboard for architecture sketches and quick diagrams
Embed-ready diagrams for docs and wikis
A self-hosted copy of Excalidraw for teams that prefer their own domain

Dependencies for Excalidraw Hosting

One service; nothing else

Deployment Dependencies

Why Deploy Excalidraw on Railway?

Railway gives you a public HTTPS URL and automatic restarts with no server to maintain. The app is ready as soon as the deploy finishes.