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04-drawio.md

kstack: book: Centerpoint Home Lab chapter: Utilities page: Draw.io tags: [drawio, diagrams, productivity]

Overview

emptyDraw.io (now diagrams.net) is a self-hosted diagramming application for creating network diagrams, flowcharts, architecture diagrams, and more. This instance is stateless — diagrams are saved locally by the browser or to connected storage (Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.), not on the server. External-only access with GeoBlock and CrowdSec.

Access

Type URL Auth External https://drawio.jeeves5454.ddns.net GeoBlock + CrowdSec (no auth)

No authentication middleware — Draw.io is accessible to anyone who bypasses GeoBlock. The app itself has no user accounts.

Configuration

Image: jgraph/drawio:latest
Runtime: Java 11 / Apache Tomcat

Key Environment Variables

Variable Value / Notes DRAWIO_BASE_URL https://drawio.jeeves5454.ddns.net PUBLIC_DNS drawio.jeeves5454.ddns.net DRAWIO_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID jeeves5454@gmail.com (Google integration) LETS_ENCRYPT_ENABLED false (TLS handled by Traefik)

Traefik Labels

traefik.http.routers.drawio.rule: Host(`drawio.jeeves5454.ddns.net`)
traefik.http.routers.drawio.entrypoints: websecure
traefik.http.routers.drawio.tls.certresolver: letsencrypt
traefik.http.routers.drawio.middlewares: plex-geoblock@file,crowdsec-bouncer@file,drawio-headers
traefik.http.middlewares.drawio-headers.headers.customrequestheaders.X-Forwarded-Proto: https
traefik.http.services.drawio.loadbalancer.server.port: 8080

Volumes / Bind Mounts

None — Draw.io is completely stateless. All diagram data is stored client-side (browser localStorage or connected cloud storage).

Notes / Gotchas

    LETS_ENCRYPT_ENABLED=false is correct — Traefik handles TLS termination. The Draw.io container itself serves plain HTTP on port 8080. The X-Forwarded-Proto: https header is required so Draw.io generates correct HTTPS URLs for embedded resources and exports. Diagrams are not stored on the server. To preserve diagrams, save them to a local file (.drawio / .xml) or configure a cloud storage backend in the Draw.io UI. DRAWIO_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID enables the Google Drive integration in the file picker. Users must authorise their own Google account in the app.

    Last Updated: 2026-06-17

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