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excalidraw/excalidraw:latest
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Excalidraw ships as a self-contained Docker image that DashCaddy provisions with one click. The platform handles the container lifecycle, DNS, reverse proxy, HTTPS certificate, and persistent storage so you can focus on using Excalidraw, not installing it.
https://status.sami (or your host's dashboard URL).excalidraw/excalidraw:latest image.draw.<your-domain>./) to pass.If you script deployments or use the MCP / AI Intent Router, install with:
curl -X POST https://your-dashcaddy-host/api/v1/apps/deploy \\
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DASHCADDY_API_TOKEN" \\
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \\
-d '{
"template": "excalidraw",
"host": "local",
"subdomain": "draw",
"port": "{{PORT}}",
"labels": { "managed-by": "dashcaddy" }
}'
Response returns a deployment ID. Poll GET /api/v1/apps/{id}/status until state === "running".
From any chat surface wired to DashCaddy's MCP server, just say:
"Deploy Excalidraw on my home host and expose it at
draw.sami"
The Intent Router will pick the right template, prompt you for any missing fields, and start the deployment.
DashCaddy creates these volume mounts:
/opt/excalidraw/data:/var/lib/excalidrawAll paths are absolute host paths; the left side is the container-side mount. Restarting the container never deletes the data; reinstalling the template preserves it unless you explicitly check Wipe data on the deploy form.
None. The container runs with its upstream defaults.
Override any of these from the deploy form's Environment panel, or programmatically in the API environment object.
DashCaddy's built-in Watchtower integration will pull excalidraw/excalidraw:latest every 24 hours and restart your container with zero downtime if the image digest changes. To force an update immediately, click Apps → Excalidraw → Update.
The config volume for Excalidraw is included in DashCaddy's default nightly snapshot. To restore on a fresh host, redeploy the same template and DashCaddy will prompt to restore from the most recent snapshot during install.
Common issues with Excalidraw:
For layer-by-layer diagnostics, see the Troubleshooting guide.
Excalidraw is in the Productivity category. Common pairings:
Last reviewed against DashCaddy product version in dashcaddy-api/src/docker/app-templates.js.
Template ID: excalidraw. If anything here looks wrong, edit the file and the change will appear in the next docs rebuild.