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Open-source alternative to Trello (AGPL), ~12k GitHub stars — deploy on your VPS in minutes.",5,0,false,"2026-01-13T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":23},7,"Self-hosting","self-hosting","bg-indigo-500\u002F10 text-indigo-400","cloud",[25],{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":23},null,"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fbg.svg","\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fself-host-planka-vps-poster.svg",{"categorySlug":30,"appSlug":31},"collaboration-productivity","planka","Looking for a self-hosted alternative to Trello or Jira boards without the monthly subscription? Planka is an open-source Kanban board (AGPL-3.0) that runs on a single Docker container with PostgreSQL. Real-time collaboration, unlimited boards, and full data ownership.",[34,38,48,64,67,70],{"type":35,"title":36,"body":37},"h2","Why Planka instead of a SaaS?","Planka delivers the essential Kanban features — multiple boards, lists, cards, team members, colored labels, due dates, file attachments — without a monthly subscription or data hosted on third-party servers. With around 12,400 GitHub stars and an active community, it's one of the most mature self-hosted alternatives to Trello. 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