Kanboard

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

Kanboard is a minimalist self-hosted Kanban project management tool — boards, columns, swimlanes, drag-and-drop tasks. PHP-based, SQLite / MySQL / Postgres backend, no frontend framework bloat. Designed for teams who want Trello's simplicity without Atlassian's complexity.

For developers and small teams who reject Jira's enterprise weight, Kanboard is the leanest practical kanban tool.

What it's for

  • Kanban project boards — visualize work in columns
  • Personal task management — single-user productivity
  • Small team coordination — 2-10 person agile boards
  • Simple bug tracking — issue management without overhead
  • Project planning — milestones, due dates, dependencies

Who it's for

  • Small dev teams rejecting Jira's complexity
  • Solo developers managing personal projects
  • Indie founders tracking startup tasks
  • Educational orgs running student projects
  • OSS maintainers managing community contributions

Why teams pick Kanboard over alternatives

  • MIT license — fully open
  • Minimal footprint — runs on $3/mo VPS
  • No JS framework — server-rendered, fast
  • Simple UX — easy onboarding for non-tech users
  • Plugin system — extend with features as needed
  • Active development — single dedicated maintainer

Integrations

  • Authentication — local + LDAP + OAuth (Google, GitHub, GitLab, custom)
  • Notification — email, Slack, Discord, Mattermost, webhook
  • Time tracking — built-in time + estimates
  • External services — GitLab / GitHub issue mirroring
  • API — JSON-RPC + REST API
  • Webhooks — fire on task events
  • iCal export — calendar integration

Notable users & community

  • 9k+ GitHub stars
  • Used by OSS projects and small teams worldwide
  • Active forum
  • Long-running OSS project (>10 years)
  • Single dedicated maintainer (Frederic Guillot)

Tips & operations

  • Use Postgres in production — default SQLite breaks under concurrent users
  • Permissions per board — define visibility rules
  • Backup is straightforward — DB + uploaded files
  • Plugin discipline — community plugins vary; review before installing
  • Email notifications — wire SMTP for assignment alerts
  • Custom fields — extend tasks with custom data via plugins

What we ship in BluixApps

  • Docker compose: Kanboard + Postgres
  • Pinned kanboard/kanboard:latest (release-tagged)
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
  • Admin user via env config (admin/admin documented to change)
  • Persistent volumes for Postgres + uploads
  • SMTP placeholder for notifications
  • Backup hook covers Postgres + uploads
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