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OpenProject

OpenProject — Gantt charts, milestones, time tracking and agile boards on your VPS. The open source alternative to Jira and MS Project, no per-seat licence.

4 GB recommended (≈ 2 GB idle) RAM 2 vCPU Port 8086 In validation

In validation

Automatic installation for this solution is ready and currently going through our tests on a real server. Ordering will open as soon as validation is complete.

Tech stack

DockerRuby on RailsPostgreSQL 17
Minimum RAM4 GB recommended (≈ 2 GB idle)
Minimum CPU2 vCPU
Default port8086
Compatible OSChoice of Linux distributions

OpenProject is an open source project management platform (GPL-3.0) that covers what teams usually split across two tools: classic planning — a Gantt chart with dependencies, milestones, roadmap, time and cost tracking — and agile work, with Kanban boards, backlogs and sprints. Wiki, forums, meetings and documents live in the same project, next to the tasks.

On ServOrbit, OpenProject installs from the official all-in-one Docker image: the Rails server, PostgreSQL 17 and the cache run in a single container, with data in two persistent volumes. The Community edition has no user limit and no per-seat licence, and the administrator account is created at install time with a generated password shown in your client area.

Key features

Interactive Gantt chart — dependencies between work packages, milestones and drag-and-drop rescheduling.
Time and cost tracking — per-task logging, per-project reports and CSV export for invoicing.
Agile and Kanban — backlogs, sprints and configurable boards, in the same project as the Gantt.
Wiki, meetings and forums — agendas, minutes and documentation attached to the project.
Fine-grained roles and permissions — members, groups and per-project rights, LDAP and 2FA.
Full REST API — GitLab and GitHub integrations, webhooks and CSV import.

When to use this solution?

1

Run fixed-price client projects

An agency splits each contract into work packages, sets delivery milestones on the Gantt and tracks time per task. The time report exports to CSV for invoicing, with no third-party tool.

2

Replace Jira without paying per seat

Development teams keep backlogs, sprints and Kanban boards, while management keeps the Gantt view and the roadmap. One instance, no per-user licence.

3

Keep documentation next to the work

Meeting minutes, wiki pages and decisions are attached to the project and linked to work packages: the history of a project sits in the same place as its tasks.

Deploy OpenProject on your VPS

Guide optimized for ServOrbit Cloud VPS.

01

Create the VPS and pick the address

Order an Ubuntu 24.04 VPS with 4 GB of RAM recommended (2 vCPU). OpenProject requires a domain: it opens over HTTPS on a sub-domain of one of your domains, or on the VPS's free sub-domain (openproject.{dns_slug}.servorbit-dns.com), HTTPS included. No need to buy a domain name.

02

Install OpenProject from the Marketplace

In your client area, select OpenProject, choose the address and click Install. The script deploys the container and configures the nginx reverse proxy over HTTPS. The first start takes three to five minutes while the database is initialised and the starter data is seeded.

03

Log in for the first time

Open https://your-domain and log in with the username admin and the generated password shown in your client area. Then change it from My account and enable two-factor authentication.

04

Create your first project

Click New project, pick the modules you need (work packages, Gantt, time tracking, wiki, boards) and invite members with their role. Work packages you create appear on the Gantt straight away.

05

Set up outgoing email

In Administration → Emails and notifications, enter an SMTP server so invitations, reminders and notifications go out. Without SMTP the application works but sends no messages.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, and to MS Project. OpenProject combines Jira-style agile boards and backlogs with MS Project-style Gantt planning, milestones and time tracking, under the GPL-3.0 licence, with no subscription and your data on your VPS.

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Automatic installation for this solution is ready and currently going through our tests on a real server. Ordering will open as soon as validation is complete.

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