Network Diagrams and More With Draw.io - An Open Source Drawing Application

"Making network diagrams is the favorite part of my job!!" - No one.

It's not the most glamorous part of a network engineer's job, but it also shouldn't be the most expensive part. Draw.io is open source, self hosted and provided completely free without strings. It can do network diagrams, flow charts and so much more! Gone are the days of dishing out hundreds of dollars to make a professional looking drawing! In our video today we'll show you how to make your own diagram. Then if you're interested in hosting it yourself, we'll show you how to do that too!

Things you can do with Draw.io:

⌚ Desktop application for easy deployment
⌚ Self host on your own webserver
⌚ Real time collaboration with your co-workers or peers
⌚ Massive 3rd party integrations
⌚ Extensive library of shapes and community supported

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Starting with templates
3:06 - Storage options
3:36 - DARK MODE!!
3:50 - More than just diagrams
4:45 - Setting up your own server
9:45 - Self hosted APIs



Resources:
Official site - https://www.drawio.com
Hosted version - https://app.diagrams.net
Github - https://github.com/jgraph/drawio

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