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OpenProject is a self-hosted, open-source project management platform for teams and organizations that need transparent, flexible, and data-sovereign project…

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OpenProject is a self-hosted, open-source project management platform for teams and organizations that need transparent, flexible, and data-sovereign project tracking. It manages projects, portfolios, tasks, bugs, agile workflows, roadmaps, and collaboration in one web-based system, and this entry packages the community edition for self-hosted deployments.

Platform availability

Available on 3 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox
  • Helm
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

78/100 Good

Maintained
100last commit 7 days ago
Popular
8416,326 GitHub stars
Easy to install
553 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
404 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 16 days ago

GitHub stars
16,326
Open issues
266
Last commit
2026-10-06
Latest release
v17.9.1
License
GPL-3.0
Activity
steady

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (opf/openproject)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 4 GB RAM, 4 CPU core(s), 20 GB disk. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 15 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Copy .env.example before starting Run cp .env.example .env and edit .env, the file with your settings, before starting OpenProject. Without the required site and database settings, the app can boot but not work correctly. source
  • Run seeder, start, and check logs Run docker compose run --rm seeder, then docker compose up -d, and follow the web, worker, and seeder logs. This prepares initial data and confirms the app started; if you skip it, failures can hide until pages stop working. source
  • First login The default administrator login is admin / admin; allow a few minutes after container start for the Web UI to become available. source

Fetched 6 days ago - each note links to its source

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Checked 12 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

What must I do with the .env file before starting a docker-compose install?

Copy .env.example to .env and edit it with your site and database settings before starting OpenProject. Without the required site and database settings, the app can boot but not work correctly.

What Docker step prepares initial data and verifies startup?

Run docker compose run --rm seeder, then start the stack with docker compose up -d and follow the web, worker, and seeder logs. Skipping the seeder can hide failures until pages stop working.

Which OpenProject edition is the documented option for running it on your own server?

The documentation identifies the Enterprise on-premises edition as the option for self-hosted use on your own server.

What user authentication and session controls are listed in the OpenProject security description?

OpenProject lists HTTPS encryption, password security, two-factor authentication, and session runtime controls among its security features.

Answers sourced from www.openproject.org, www.openproject.org, www.openproject.org, www.openproject.org

Community

Collected 15 days ago - public community threads