README.md

# Spacedeck Open

This is the free and open source version of Spacedeck, a web based, real time, collaborative whiteboard application with rich media support. Spacedeck was developed in 6 major releases during Autumn 2011 until the end of 2016 and was originally a commercial SaaS. The developers were Lukas F. Hartmann (mntmn) and Martin Güther (magegu).

The spacedeck.com online service was shut down on May 1st 2018. We decided to open-source Spacedeck to allow educational and other organizations who currently rely on Spacedeck to migrate to a self-hosted or local version.

We appreciate filed issues, pull requests and general discussion.

# Features

- Create virtual whiteboards called *Spaces* with virtually unlimited size
- Drag & drop images, videos and audio from your computer or the web
- Write and format text with full control over fonts, colors and style
- Draw, annotate and highlight with included graphical shapes
- Turn your Space into a zooming presentation
- Collaborate and chat in realtime with teammates, students or friends
- Share Spaces on the web or via email
- Export your work as printable PDF or ZIP

# Use Cases

- Education: Virtual classwork with multimedia
- Creative: Mood boards, Brainstorming, Design Thinking
- Visual note taking and planning

# Data Import from Spacedeck.com

Spacedeck Open has a data import feature that you can use to migrate your ZIP export from Spacedeck.com.

1. Just copy your downloaded ZIP file into the spacedeck root folder. Don't extract it.
2. Start your local Spacedeck.
3. Navigate to *Account / Profile* (person icon in the top right corner).
4. Click the *Import* button next to the ZIP file name. It is on the bottom of the page.
5. Wait until console output has finished and you're done.

# Requirements, Installation

Spacedeck requires:

- Node.js 9.x: Web Server / API. Download: https://nodejs.org

To run Spacedeck, you only need Node.JS 9.x.

To install all node dependencies, run (do this once):

    npm install

# Configuration

See [config/default.json](config/default.json)

# Run (web server)

    node spacedeck.js

Then open http://localhost:9666 in a web browser.

# Run (desktop app with integrated web server)

    electron .

# Optional Dependencies

For advanced media conversion:

- ffmpeg and ffprobe for video/audio conversion. Download: https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html
- audiowaveform for audio waveform rendering. Download: https://github.com/bbcrd/audiowaveform
- ghostscript for PDF import. Download: https://www.ghostscript.com/download/gsdnld.html

# Data Storage

By default, media files are uploaded to the ```storage``` folder.
The database is stored in ```database.sqlite``` by default.

# Hacking

To rebuild the frontend CSS styles:

    gulp styles

# License

The Spacedeck logo and brand assets are registered trademarks of Spacedeck GmbH. All rights reserved.

Spacedeck Open source code is released under the GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (GNU AGPLv3).

    Spacedeck Open - Web-based Collaborative Whiteboard For Rich Media
    Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Lukas F. Hartmann, Martin Güther
    Icons and original CSS design copyright by Thomas Helbig
    
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
    published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
    License, or (at your option) any later version.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.