How to Draw a Server Network Diagram With Text Characters

In case you want to document a network diagram in a fast way without using a graphical tool, you can find the necessary ASCII characters on this wiki page . In this way you can draw boxes and connectors. See the following example.

                              Internet
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ❰PUBLIC-IP❱
      |
┌────────────┐     ┌────────────┐     ┌────────────┐     ┌────────────┐
│Master-Node │     │  Worker-1  │     │  Worker-2  │     │  Worker-3  │
└────────────┘     └────────────┘     └────────────┘     └────────────┘
      ├───────────────────┼─────────────────┼──────────────────┤
  ❰10.0.0.2❱         ❰10.0.0.3❱         ❰10.0.0.4❱         ❰10.0.0.4❱ 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Private Network 10.0.0.0/24

And here is another example:


     ╔═╧═╧═╧═╧═╧═╧══╗
     ║ Ardoino Nano ║
     ╚═╤═╤═╤═╤═╤═╤══╝
         │   │          ╭────────╮ 
         │   ╰──────────┤Sensor-2│   
         │              ╰────────╯
    ╭────┴───╮     
    │Sensor-1│     
    ╰────────╯    

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