An open-source r/place canvas for realtime painting

In plain words

An open-source collaborative canvas tool that lets multiple users paint in real time on a shared grid. Built for developers who want to explore collaborative drawing functionality or host their own painting sessions. Based on Reddit's r/place concept, it provides a foundation for creating community art projects or experimenting with real-time synchronization mechanics.

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From time to time, we need to load a big file. Please be patient if load takes up to a minute. I decided to create this project to showcase what Appwrite is capable of and learn how to work with canvas on a website. I took the idea from Reddit Place, where the Reddit team added a minigame similar to this one for a few weeks after April Fools' Day 🤪 In this game, anyone can color 1 pixel of 500x500 canvas every 10 seconds. There is a palette of colors you can pick from to create your masterpiece. If you want to work on a big painting, feel free to invite your friends to help youfrom almost-reddit-place.vercel.app

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