Deploy Ghostboard on your own server.

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Ghostboard is a minimal shared scratchpad — open a board URL and anyone else with that URL can type alongside you in real time, no account needed. Everything is held in memory only and clears automatically a few minutes after everyone disconnects, so there's nothing to back up and nothing to lose track of. It has no login of its own, so…

Your infrastructureAutomatic HTTPSNo lock-in

Screenshots

A closer look at Ghostboard.

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Setup time

A few minutes

Deployment

Your own server

Services

1 connected service

Why Ghostboard

Everything you need, running where you choose.

Get the full Ghostboard experience with Easypanel handling the repetitive infrastructure work around it.

Real-Time Shared Editing
Everyone viewing the same board URL sees edits live, without refreshing.
Markdown Support
Switch a board into Markdown mode for lightweight formatting.
Light and Dark Mode
Toggle the editor theme to whatever's easiest on your eyes.
Nothing to Set Up
Just visit a board URL — no account, no database, no configuration needed on either end.
Leaves No Trace
Boards live in memory only and clear themselves automatically after everyone leaves, so there's nothing to purge or back up later.
Lightweight
A single small container with no database or persistent storage to provision.
How it works

From template to live app in three steps.

Easypanel turns the template into real services, storage, and domains on the server you already control.

Already have Easypanel? Open your dashboard at the URL or IP of your own installation.

Installation guide
1
Open your dashboard
Visit the URL or IP of your Easypanel installation and choose the target project.
2
Choose Ghostboard
Open Templates, select Ghostboard, then review its service names and configuration.
3
Deploy and open your app
Easypanel starts every service and provisions an HTTPS domain for you.
Installation options
The template asks for these values before creating your services.
OptionDefaultRequired

App Service Name

ghostboardRequired

App Service Image

thehelpfulidiot/ghostboard-server:3.4.3Required
Resources
Project documentation and source code.
Latest template update
Jul 24, 2026

first release

Questions

Deploy with confidence.

The template handles the application setup while Easypanel keeps the infrastructure understandable and under your control.

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Ready to deploy Ghostboard?
Open your own Easypanel dashboard, choose Ghostboard from Templates, and review the deployment options.