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Collaboration Workloads

Virtual whiteboard, design, and diagramming tools for teams.

Available Workloads

Excalidraw

Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams.

Features:

Infinite canvas
Hand-drawn style diagrams
Collaborative editing (with backend)
Export to PNG, SVG, clipboard
Libraries of shapes and components
Dark mode support

Use Cases:

Architecture diagrams
Flowcharts and wireframes
Brainstorming sessions
Technical illustrations
System design discussions

Deployment:

loko workloads add excalidraw --now
loko workloads connect excalidraw

Endpoints:

Web UI: https://excalidraw.${LOKO_DOMAIN}

Features:

Drawing Tools: Rectangle, circle, diamond, arrow, line, text, image
Styling: Colors, stroke width, fill, opacity
Organization: Groups, layers, alignment tools
Sharing: Export diagrams, save to local storage

Tips:

Hold Shift while drawing to constrain proportions
Ctrl/Cmd + D to duplicate selection
Ctrl/Cmd + K to add links to shapes
Use Libraries for reusable component sets

Chart: bjw-s/app-template

Penpot

Open-source design and prototyping platform — a self-hosted Figma alternative.

Penpot Features:

Vector design with full SVG support
Interactive prototyping and flows
Developer handoff with CSS/HTML inspection
Team collaboration with real-time editing
Figma-compatible import
Bundled PostgreSQL and Valkey (no external dependencies)

Penpot Use Cases:

UI/UX design and prototyping
Design system management
Team design collaboration
Handoff to developers without external services

Penpot Deployment:

loko workloads add penpot --now
loko workloads connect penpot

Penpot Endpoints:

Web UI: https://penpot.${LOKO_DOMAIN}

Penpot Notes:

First user to register becomes the team owner
Email verification is disabled by default (suitable for local dev)
Bundles PostgreSQL and Valkey as subcharts — no separate database needed

Penpot Chart:

Repository: penpot (https://helm.penpot.app)
Subcharts: PostgreSQL, Valkey (bundled)

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