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Self-Hosting Planka: Project Management Board

Planka is a self-hosted Trello alternative. Kanban boards, task cards, and real-time collaboration for project management.

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What Is Planka?


Planka is a self-hosted kanban board application. It's a clean, focused Trello alternative.


Features


Boards

  • Multiple boards per project
  • Customizable columns
  • Drag and drop cards
  • Board backgrounds

    • Cards

  • Descriptions (Markdown)
  • Checklists
  • Due dates
  • Labels (colors + names)
  • Attachments
  • Comments
  • Activity history

    • Collaboration

  • Real-time updates
  • Multiple users per board
  • User assignments
  • Notifications

    • Project Management

  • Multiple projects
  • Board templates
  • Member roles
  • Activity timeline

    • Planka vs Wekan vs Kanboard


  • Planka: Best UI, most Trello-like, real-time
  • Wekan: Most features, complex
  • Kanboard: Minimal, for personal use

    • Use Cases


  • Sprint boards for dev teams
  • Personal task management
  • Content planning
  • Project tracking
  • Onboarding checklists

    • Deployment


    1. Deploy Planka on TinyPod

    2. Create a project

    3. Add boards and columns

    4. Start creating cards


    Resources: 1 CPU, 512 MB RAM with PostgreSQL.


    Planka hits the sweet spot between simplicity and features. If you like Trello's UX but want to self-host, Planka is the answer.