Collaborative Whiteboard

This example shows how to build a collaborative whiteboard with Liveblocks, React and Zustand.

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Live preview

Open the example above and share it on multiple windows or devices to try it live.

Getting started

Run the following command to try this example locally:

$npx create-liveblocks-app@latest --example zustand-whiteboard --no-api-key --no-vercel

This will download the example and install the example. Next, you must:

  • Create an account on liveblocks.io
  • Copy your public key from the dashboard
  • Replace pk_YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY in src/store.ts with your public key
  • Run npm run dev and open http://localhost:3000 in your browser

Manual setup

Alternatively, you can set up your project manually:

  • Install all dependencies with npm install
  • Create an account on liveblocks.io
  • Copy your public key from the dashboard
  • Replace pk_YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY in src/store.ts with your public key
  • Run npm run dev and open http://localhost:3000 in your browser

Deploy on Vercel

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

$npx create-liveblocks-app@latest --example zustand-whiteboard --vercel

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

  • Create an account on liveblocks.io
  • Copy your public key from the dashboard
  • Replace pk_YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY in src/store.ts with your public key
  • Push a commit to update the Vercel demo with the key
  • Run npm run dev and open http://localhost:3000 in your browser

Develop on CodeSandbox

After forking this example on CodeSandbox, create the pk_YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY environment variable as a public.

Tutorial

Follow our step by step tutorial to build it from scratch.

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