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Liveblocks Tldraw Whiteboard

A collaborative tldraw-like whiteboard built with Liveblocks Storage and Next.js.

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Tldraw Whiteboard (Storage)

This example shows how to build a collaborative tldraw canvas with Liveblocks Storage, and Next.js.

Getting started

Run the following command to try this example locally:

npx create-liveblocks-app@latest --example nextjs-tldraw-whiteboard-storage --api-key

This will download the example and ask permission to open your browser, enabling you to automatically get your API key from your liveblocks.io account.

Manual setup

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Alternatively, you can set up your project manually:

  • Install all dependencies with npm install
  • Create an account on liveblocks.io
  • Copy your secret key from the dashboard
  • Create an .env.local file and add your secret key as the LIVEBLOCKS_SECRET_KEY environment variable
  • Run npm run dev and go to http://localhost:3000

Dev server setup

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You can optionally run this example locally using the Liveblocks dev server.

  • Install the example as detailed above
  • Run npx liveblocks dev to start the server
  • Add baseUrl: "http://localhost:1153" option to LiveblocksProvider and new Liveblocks
  • Replace secret in new Liveblocks with "sk_localdev"
  • Run npm run dev and go to http://localhost:3000

Deploy on Vercel

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To both deploy on Vercel, and run the example locally, use the following command:

npx create-liveblocks-app@latest --example nextjs-tldraw-whiteboard-storage --vercel

This will download the example and ask permission to open your browser, enabling you to deploy to Vercel.

Develop on CodeSandbox

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After forking this example on CodeSandbox, create the LIVEBLOCKS_SECRET_KEY environment variable as a secret.

License

The tldraw library is provided under the tldraw license which allows commercial and non-commercial use. To purchase a business license and remove the watermark, contact sales@tldraw.com.

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Repositoryliveblocks
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