Project-Management

Self-Hosting Leantime: Open Source Project Management for Small Teams Most project management tools fall into two camps: either dead simple (Trello — a board and not much else) or enterprise-grade sprawl (Jira — where tickets go to die in a hierarchy of epics, stories, and sub-tasks nobody reads). If you’re running a small team, freelancing, or managing personal projects, neither extreme fits well. Leantime occupies the space between. It gives you kanban boards, Gantt charts, goal tracking, timesheets, wikis, and sprint management in a single self-hosted package. What makes it unusual is the design philosophy: built with ADHD, autism, and dyslexia in mind, it prioritizes reducing cognitive overload rather than adding more features behind more menus. ...

Task management apps want your data and your wallet. Todoist locks features behind premium tiers. TickTick has a free limit. Notion is great until you realize your entire workflow lives on someone else’s server. Vikunja is a self-hosted, open source task manager that handles projects, kanban boards, Gantt charts, and CalDAV sync — all running on your own hardware. What Vikunja Does Projects and tasks — organize with subtasks, priorities, labels, and due dates Kanban boards — drag-and-drop card view like Trello Gantt charts — timeline view for project planning CalDAV integration — sync tasks to any calendar app (Thunderbird, DAVx⁵, Apple Reminders) Reminders — email and in-app notifications Team collaboration — share projects with other users, assign tasks Attachments and comments — attach files, leave notes on tasks API and webhooks — automate everything Todoist import — migrate your existing tasks directly Prerequisites A Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed A domain name (optional but recommended for HTTPS) 512MB RAM minimum — Vikunja is lightweight Docker Setup Create a directory for Vikunja: ...

If Trello’s pricing changes and data policies have you looking for alternatives, Planka is one of the best self-hosted Kanban boards available. It’s clean, fast, supports real-time collaboration, and runs beautifully in Docker. What is Planka? Planka is an open-source, self-hosted project management tool built around Kanban boards. Think Trello, but running on your own hardware with no account limits, no feature gates, and no subscription fees. Why Self-Host Your Project Management? Privacy: Your project data stays on your server No user limits: Add your entire team without per-seat pricing No feature restrictions: All features available out of the box Real-time sync: Changes appear instantly across all connected users Markdown support: Rich card descriptions with full markdown editing 100+ notification providers: Slack, Discord, email, and more SSO support: OpenID Connect integration for enterprise environments Prerequisites Before starting, you’ll need: ...