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Experimental: Self-hosting features are currently experimental and documentation is being actively developed.

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Requirements

  • Node.js: v18 or higher
  • Valkey: For real-time collaboration features (optional for local-only mode)

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Docker Deployment (coming soon)

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Manual Deployment

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1. Main Application

  1. Clone the repository: 
    git clone https://github.com/Null-Tools-Open/nullboard.git
cd nullboard
  2. Install dependencies: 
    npm install
  3. Build the application: 
    npm run build
  4. Start the application: 
    npm start
Access your instance at http://localhost:3000.

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2. Collaboration Server (Optional)

For collaboration features to work, you need to run our “proxy” server, draw.
  1. Clone the repository: 
    git clone https://github.com/Null-Tools-Open/draw.git
cd draw
  2. Install dependencies: 
    npm install
  3. Start the server: 
    npm start
You can find more information about our server architecture in the Architecture page.