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C4-PlantUML combines the benefits of PlantUML and the C4 model for providing a simple way of describing and communicate software architectures

27 mentions on Hacker News by 25 people: 0 stories, 27 comments · first 2018-11-22 · latest 2026-09-25

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  1. …from text using plantuml (automated via invoke/fabric/whatever). Plantuml includes C4 in stdlib https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML
    comment by d0mine · 2026-09-25 · in Show HN: Whiteboard (YC W26) – An open-source IDE for thoughtful software design
  2. …to build? https://c4model.com/ seems to be the more popular standard for this style at the moment. https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML makes this somewhat easy to code out. (And I think most cloud providers have addons for it.)
    comment by taeric · 2024-08-23 · in Vega – A declarative language for interactive visualization designs
  3. …(e.g., a grouping of code) in our codebases. No need to go deeper considering your audience. https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML
    comment by tinix · 2024-08-12 · in Ask HN: Visualize Software Architecture/Concepts
  4. Third this. Don't look any further, just do it! Also, PlantUML + C4 is like peanut butter & jelly: https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML I'll gladly give up control of layout, and accept some ugliness, to never again have to worry…
    comment by jasonpeacock · 2024-05-01 · in Ask HN: Guidelines for making clear architecture diagrams
  5. …plantUML jar file local (and java, obv) or to point it at a rendering instance "local enough". [1] https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML
    comment by ska · 2023-10-27 · in How to draw software architecture diagrams (2022)
  6. …also has a nice library for C4 model diagrams available [0], which I've found very useful. [0] https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML
    comment by tincholio · 2023-07-25 · in The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Sequence Diagrams in MermaidJS
  7. …diagrams. You can use different tools to generate them. Here are the ones I've been using: - https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML - https://structurizr.com/ (by Simon Brown, the creator of the C4 model)
    comment by derkoe · 2023-01-11 · in Architecture diagrams should be code
  8. You can use C4 with PlantUML. https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML
    comment by ofrzeta · 2022-12-21 · in D2 language, open source alternative to PlantUML
  9. …format used in the repo. Maybe with the script to automate their installation. -- [1] https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML [2] https://adr.github.io/ [3] https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/arc... [4]…
    comment by nivertech · 2022-10-20 · in Ask HN: Confluence Alternative(s) Supporting Markdown?
  10. …other way once they see that. C4 diagraming with PlantUML is also a breeze for systems diagrams. https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML
    comment by be_erik · 2022-08-30 · in D2: A new declarative language to turn text into diagrams
  11. …You don't have to worry about the layout. It gets out of your way. [0]: https://c4model.com/ [1]: https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML
    comment by tra3 · 2022-08-11 · in Ask HN: How to best document large, legacy systems?
  12. …refactoring, heatmaps for profiling, GraphViz for debugging DAGs). [0] https://c4model.com/ [1] https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML
    comment by oedo · 2022-05-31 · in Ask HN: Visualizing software designs, especially of large systems (if at all)?
  13. Maybe plantuml https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML with the c4model plugin helps ( https://c4model.com/ ). Using plantuml includes you might be able to have some kind of overview plantuml picture, where you can click on the…
    comment by weitzj · 2022-05-13 · in Ask HN: How to keep up to date doc of a system architecture?
  14. PlantUML with the C4 extension https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML
    comment by NicoJuicy · 2022-02-05 · in Ask HN: Favorite UML Modeling Tool?
  15. …because you can create C4 diagrams with PlantUML [0] or using the C4 specific DSL [1]. [0] - https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML [1] - https://github.com/structurizr/dsl
    comment by adamkl · 2021-09-28 · in A visual C4 model tool for your team
  16. …is great but suffers from having ... ugly default style ... I quite enjoy the C4 diagram stylings: https://github.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML
    comment by chestervonwinch · 2021-04-25 · in Has UML died without anyone noticing?
  17. C4 diagrams maybe ? https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML
    comment by homarp · 2020-11-09 · in Why are so many coders still using Vim and Emacs?
  18. …easy architecture diagrams. [1] https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jebbs.pl... [2] https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML [3] https://c4model.com/
    comment by jimmcslim · 2020-05-11 · in Create Diagrams in VS Code with Draw.io
  19. …with a mouse again. VSCode plantuml gives live feedback. I started using this for c4 diagrams https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML
    comment by gregwebs · 2020-02-11 · in Diagram as Code for prototyping cloud system architectures
  20. …PlantUML and a set of !include PlantUML "C4" files, this satisfies most of the items on my list: https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML Gaps: Have to extend it a bit to support network topologies. No integration (that I see) with…
    comment by charliesolomon · 2019-11-19 · in Suggestions for text-based network topology framework
  21. …) which often results in easier to understand diagrams. There is a PlantUML add on for it too: https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML Also draw.io templates and a set of Visio templates ( https://github.com/pihalve/c4model-visio-stenc…
    comment by Rabidgremlin · 2019-11-18 · in Ask HN: A modern-looking UML diagram tool?
  22. A great example (and sort of a framework) of taking that way beyond is https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML
    comment by synchrone · 2019-11-18 · in Ask HN: A modern-looking UML diagram tool?
  23. Big fan of plantUML here. recently been using this C4 extension ( https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML ) for high level architecture diagrams.
    comment by justasitsounds · 2019-11-12 · in Draw.io: Online Diagramming Website
  24. …in Readme's very easy [0] http://plantuml.com/ [1] http://plantuml.com/activity-diagram-beta [2] https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML [3] https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jebbs.pl... [4]…
    comment by justasitsounds · 2019-11-12 · in Draw.io: Online Diagramming Website
  25. …that are built to combine the excellent PlatUML and the C4 model and achieve diagrams as code is https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML Definitely adding this to my toolbox <insert happy nerd laugh>
    comment by hackerm0nkey · 2019-09-21 · in The C4 model for visualising software architecture
  26. …[3] for generating C4 using that tool. [1] https://c4model.com/ [2] https://structurizr.com/ [3] https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML
    comment by jimmcslim · 2019-03-16 · in YUML – Easy Embeddable Diagrams
  27. Try PlantUML. For system architecture, you can check this PlantUML extension https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML
    comment by sachin_m · 2018-11-22 · in Ask HN: Is there a better way to document complex software architectures?