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I built a boilerplate to help you create Figma/Miro-like apps
- hirosichen 1y agoHi HN, I’m Hiroshi — a developer who kept getting client requests to build collaborative apps similar to Figma or Miro. At first, I used great tools like Y-Sweet and Liveblocks. But they came with ongoing monthly costs and vendor lock-in, which made them less ideal for client projects or long-term scaling. So I decided to build my own boilerplate from scratch using: Next.js (frontend) Node.js (backend) Yjs (for realtime sync, open source) The result is a clean, self-hosted boilerplate that includes: Realtime multiplayer canvas Cursor syncing Session creation & sharing Extendable architecture for drawing tools, shapes, comments, etc. It’s designed to get you from zero to a working collaborative whiteboard/canvas in days, not months — without relying on any paid third-party infra.