Index - Excalidraw Self-Host and VPS Open Source Stack

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1. Recurring keywords / key ideas

• Excalidraw self-hosting weight (lightweight React frontend)
• Docker Compose / excalidraw-room WebSocket collab
• Reverse proxy HTTPS for WebSockets
• Self-hosted visual canvases (tldraw, draw.io, AFFiNE)
• Knowledge / Notion-like stacks (AppFlowy, Joplin, Nextcloud)
• Project management alternatives (Plane, Taiga, OpenProject, Kanboard)
• Automation and AI (n8n, AnythingLLM)
• Analytics / BI (Umami, Metabase)
• Productivity for ADHD / executive function (Goblin Tools, Super Productivity, Vikunja)
• Efficient utilities (Gitea, Vaultwarden, Coolify, Baserow)

2. Core / novel / atypical ideas

• Excalidraw alone is not “heavy”: static frontend is tiny; collab adds a second container plus TLS proxy, still ~0.5-1 GB RAM for personal use.
• Conversation expands from one diagram tool into a curated VPS “capability menu” across visual, knowledge, PM, automation, and cognitive-support categories.
• Second and third prompts bias toward neurodivergent-friendly and low-friction tools, not just devops toys.
• Coolify / Vaultwarden / Gitea appear as infrastructure multipliers that make hosting the rest cheaper in attention.

3. Context and flow

Google Search AI export (2026-07-20). Starts with “is Excalidraw heavy to host,” gets a clear no for personal use, then asks for 15-20 similar valuable self-hostable tools, then drills into productivity / time / cognitive tools and efficient problem-specific utilities. Reads as stack-planning research for a personal VPS adjacent to Hermes / Nextcloud work.

4. Publishing angles

• Mode: Authority article
• Why: Practical self-host decision guide with categories people actually need after owning a VPS.
• Angles:
  • Excalidraw hosting myth vs real collab cost
  • A personal VPS toolkit map beyond “another Notion clone”
  • Cognitive / ADHD-friendly open source that belongs on a home server
  • Infrastructure multipliers (Coolify, Vaultwarden, reverse proxy) that unlock the rest