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Planka is an open-source, self-hosted Kanban project-management app that organises work into boards, lists, and cards with teams and roles, giving…

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Planka is an open-source, self-hosted Kanban project-management app that organises work into boards, lists, and cards with teams and roles, giving privacy-focused homelab users and small teams a lightweight Trello-style workspace to run on their own hardware.

Platform availability

Available on 6 of 9 platforms

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 28 days ago
Popular
8212,610 GitHub stars
Easy to install
856 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
801 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM
Security check
201 serious finding, 9 minor, CI, tests

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 5 days ago

GitHub stars
12,610
Open issues
380
Last commit
2026-09-17
Latest release
v2.2.1
Activity
steady

Checked 6 days ago - source: GitHub (plankanban/planka)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 1 GB RAM, 1 CPU core(s). ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 17 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Fill in SECRET_KEY and BASE_URL first Before starting Planka, edit the Docker setup file (docker-compose.yml) and set SECRET_KEY to a long random code and BASE_URL to the address you’ll use in your browser. If these are missing or wrong, Planka may not start, may send you to the wrong address, or your login may not stay signed in. source
  • Create your admin account before using it Use the Docker command shown in the docs to create your first admin user. Without this, you may be able to open Planka but have no account to log in with. source
  • Keep your Planka folder and key safe Keep the folder where you downloaded the Docker setup file (the docs use /opt/planka) because it contains your settings and SECRET_KEY. If you delete it or lose the key, you may have to reconfigure Planka or lose access to your saved setup. source

Fetched 16 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives (12)

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  • Fizzy - Fizzy is a lightweight, self-hostable Kanban board from 37signals for personal use or small teams that track tasks, bugs, ideas, and small…
  • Focalboard - Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.
  • JIRA - Jira Data Center is Atlassian's self-hosted issue tracking and project management platform; this entry ships a Helm chart that deploys it o…
  • Kan.bn - Open source kanban platform with workspace members, board visibility controls, Trello import, card labelling, activity logs, and collaborat…
  • OpenProject - OpenProject is a self-hosted, open-source project management platform for teams and organizations that need transparent, flexible, and data…
  • Quire - An award-winning cloud-based Project Management software aims to help collaborative teams organize and manage from small enterprise project…
  • Redmine - Redmine is a free, open-source web application for project management and issue tracking.
  • Taiga.io - Agile project management platform supporting Kanban, Scrum, issue tracking, time tracking, customizable workflows, integrations with popula…
  • Trello - Organize tasks with boards, lists, and cards, and customizable workflows.
  • Wekan - Wekan is an open-source and collaborative kanban board application https://wekan.io/ .

Checked 17 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

What environment variables must I set before starting Planka with Docker?

Before starting Planka, set SECRET_KEY to a long random value and BASE_URL to the browser address in docker-compose.yml. If they are missing or wrong, Planka may not start, may send you to the wrong address, or your login may not stay signed in.

Can I upgrade from the Community edition to PLANKA Pro without reinstalling?

Pro upgrades an existing Community installation in place, using your database and volume. It adds Valkey and runs a one-off schema promote, but accepts only Community 2.1.x or 2.2.x as a starting point. The upgrade is one-way, so take a backup first or test on a copy.

Answers sourced from context7.com, github.com

Community

Collected 6 days ago - public community threads