Create. Collaborate. Export. Visualize Infrastructure and Diagrams.
IceCharts is a modern, web-based collaborative diagramming platform designed for creating, sharing, and exporting visual representations of infrastructure, system architectures, flowcharts, and organizational structures. Built with enterprise-grade features including real-time collaboration, version control, and seamless infrastructure integration.
Login Page
Dashboard - Overview of recent activity and drawings
Drawings - Manage and organize your diagrams
Groups - Collaborate with teams
Templates - Start from pre-built diagram templates
Collections - Organize diagrams into collections
Settings - Configure your account and preferences
Dynamic and flow animated diagrams with thousands of icons - Make your diagrams accurate and alive!
User Management - Administer users and roles
SSO Configuration - Configure Google OAuth, SAML, and OIDC authentication
Storage Management - Monitor and manage storage usage
Admin Dashboard - System statistics and monitoring
- Intuitive canvas editor for creating diagrams with shapes, connectors, and text
- Rich shape library for system components, infrastructure, and flowchart elements
- Smart connectors with automatic routing and customizable styling
- Grid & snap-to-grid for precise alignment and professional layouts
- Multi-user editing with WebSocket-powered real-time synchronization
- Presence awareness - see who's editing and where
- Comments & annotations with threaded discussions on specific elements
- Resolution tracking for design reviews and feedback cycles
- Multiple export formats (SVG, PNG, PDF, JSON)
- Customizable export options with scaling and resolution settings
- Public sharing links for easy distribution and feedback
- Version history with rollback capabilities
- Elder API integration to import infrastructure entities as diagram shapes
- Automatic entity mapping with color-coding by component type
- Dependency visualization showing relationships between infrastructure elements
- Live sync with infrastructure definitions
- User authentication & authorization with role-based access control (RBAC)
- OAuth/SSO integration for enterprise identity management
- Team & group management with granular permissions
- Audit logging for compliance and accountability
- PostgreSQL database with optimized queries and indexing
- Redis caching for instant response times
- MinIO object storage for efficient file management
- Prometheus monitoring with Grafana dashboards
- Docker and Docker Compose
- Node.js 18+ (for local frontend development)
- Python 3.12+ (for local backend development)
- Git
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/penguintechinc/IceCharts.git
cd IceCharts
# Copy environment template and configure if needed
cp .env.example .env
# Start all services
docker-compose up -d
# Access the application
# Web UI: http://localhost:3003
# API: http://localhost:5002
# Default credentials: [email protected] / admin123# Install dependencies and setup environment
make setup
# Start development services
make dev
# Run tests
make test
# Build for production
make buildComprehensive documentation is available in the docs/ directory:
- Getting Started - Setup, configuration, and first steps
- Architecture - System design and component overview
- API Reference - Complete API documentation
- Features Guide - Detailed feature documentation
- Deployment - Deployment guides and best practices
- Contributing - Development guidelines and workflow
- License Integration - License management
- Testing - Testing strategies and test execution
- Docker Setup - Docker-specific configuration
| Component | Technology | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Frontend | React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS | 18+, Latest, 3.x |
| Backend | Flask, Python, PyDAL | Latest, 3.12+, Latest |
| Database | PostgreSQL | 17+ |
| Cache | Redis | 7+ |
| Storage | MinIO (S3-compatible) | Latest |
| Monitoring | Prometheus, Grafana | Latest, Latest |
| Containers | Docker, Docker Compose | Latest |
We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines, development workflow, and code standards.
- Company: Penguin Tech Inc
- Support: [email protected]
- Issues & Questions: GitHub Issues
- Full Documentation: docs/
- API Documentation: docs/API_REFERENCE.md
- Support Email: [email protected]
- Issue Tracker: GitHub Issues
- License Server: https://license.penguintech.io
This project is licensed under the Limited AGPL3 with preamble for fair use - see LICENSE.md for details.
License Highlights:
- Personal & Internal Use: Free under AGPL-3.0
- Commercial Use: Requires commercial license
- SaaS Deployment: Requires commercial license if providing as a service
Companies employing official contributors receive GPL-2.0 access to community features:
- Perpetual for Contributed Versions: GPL-2.0 rights to versions where the employee contributed remain valid permanently, even after the employee leaves the company
- Attribution Required: Employee must be credited in CONTRIBUTORS, AUTHORS, commit history, or release notes
- Future Versions: New versions released after employment ends require standard licensing
- Community Only: Enterprise features still require a commercial license
This exception rewards contributors by providing lasting fair use rights to their employers. See LICENSE.md for full terms.