Collaboration & Productivity

Plane

Open-source alternative to Jira and Linear: issues, cycles, modules and wiki pages self-hosted — no per-seat pricing, data on your VPS.

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About Plane

Plane (AGPL-3.0, 32 k+ GitHub stars) is an open-source project management platform designed to replace Jira, Linear and Asana. It gives engineering and product teams a complete workspace: issues with custom states and priorities, cycles (sprints) with burndown charts, modules to group related issues, and wiki pages to document decisions alongside the code.

Deployed on ServOrbit, Plane runs in a multi-container Docker Compose stack (Django API, React SSR, Celery worker, scheduler, PostgreSQL 16, Redis 7, RabbitMQ and MinIO) proxied behind Nginx on your own domain. You pay a fixed monthly cost per VPS — no per-seat licence, no token budget, no SaaS metering. The full REST API is open: Jira and GitHub Issues importers work out of the box, and GitHub webhooks close issues automatically on merge.

The analytics dashboard provides real-time views of issue throughput, cycle velocity and backlog trends — data that stays on your infrastructure and is never sent to a third-party analytics service.

What gets installed

Ready when the VPS starts

Compatible OS
Ubuntu 24.04
Application
Plane
Tech stack
DockerDjangoReactPostgreSQL 16Redis 7RabbitMQMinIO
Minimum RAM
4 GB minimum (8 GB recommended for teams > 10)
Minimum CPU
2 vCPU
Default port
443 (HTTPS — domain required)
Access
root over SSH

Key features

  • Issues with custom states, priorities, labels and assignees — filtered in list, Kanban, spreadsheet and Gantt views
  • Cycles (sprints) with burndown charts, start and end dates, and automatic rollover of incomplete issues
  • Modules to group issues by feature, epic or release — with completion percentage
  • Wiki pages integrated in the project — write documentation and decisions where the team already works
  • One-click import from Jira, CSV and GitHub Issues — migrate an entire backlog in minutes
  • GitHub webhooks: commit to close, PR to transition, branch name to auto-link issue
  • AGPL-3.0 licence — source auditable, no vendor lock-in, self-hosted or on ServOrbit

When to use this solution?

Agile development tracking

Replace Jira with a self-hosted platform: create sprints as cycles, assign issues to team members, track progress on the Kanban board and measure velocity with the burndown chart. The REST API lets your CI close issues automatically at each successful deployment — no manual status update.

Migration from Jira or Linear

Use the built-in Jira importer: go to Settings → Importers → Jira, generate an Atlassian API token, paste your Jira project URL and start the import. Epics become modules, sprints become cycles, and issues keep their original descriptions, labels and priorities. The migration is non-destructive — nothing is deleted in Jira.

Product and engineering collaboration

Keep product decisions and engineering tasks in the same workspace. Product managers write requirements in wiki pages; engineers file issues linked to those pages; designers attach mockups to issues. Everything is searchable and versioned.

Guide

Deploy Plane on your VPS

  1. Order the VPS

    Choose a VPS with at least 2 vCPU and 4 GB RAM under Ubuntu 24.04. The Plane template automatically configures PostgreSQL 16, Redis 7, RabbitMQ and MinIO alongside the application stack.

  2. Point your domain

    Point your domain (e.g. plane.yourcompany.com) to the VPS IP address in your DNS provider. A domain is required for Plane to generate correct redirect URLs and TLS certificates.

  3. First access

    Open your domain in a browser. The setup wizard prompts you to create the first workspace and invite team members. Use the admin credentials provided by the deployment wizard.

  4. Connect GitHub

    In Settings → Integrations → GitHub, install the Plane GitHub App on your repository. Issues close automatically when a commit message references them, and branches are linked to issues in the sidebar.

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Plane is an open-source project management platform (AGPL-3.0, 32 k+ GitHub stars) that replaces Jira, Linear and Asana for engineering and product teams. It provides issues, cycles (sprints), modules, wiki pages and analytics — self-hosted on your own VPS, with no per-seat pricing.

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