‍Are you looking for a powerful and efficient kanban board solution for your project management needs? Look no further! Planka is a self-hosted Trello-like kanban board built with React and Redux. In this article, we will guide you through the process of installing Planka on Rocky Linux 9, ensuring you have all the necessary prerequisites and step-by-step instructions to get started.

Install Planka with Docker

To install Planka using Docker, we will be using Docker-Compose and the Planka Docker Image. Follow the steps below:

1. Start by downloading the Docker-Compose configuration file:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plankanban/planka/master/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.yml

2. Next, open the docker-compose.yml file and make the following changes to the variables:

• BASE_URL: Replace localhost with the actual IP address of your server.
• SECRET_KEY: Change this to a random string/password.
• user-avatars: Set this to a path within your server where the user avatars will be stored.
• project-background-images: Set this to a path within your server where the project background images will be stored.
• attachments: Set this to a path within your server where the attachments will be stored.
• db-data: Set this to a path within your server where the database data will be stored.

Here is an example of how the modified docker-compose.yml file may look:

version: '3'
services:
planka:
image: ghcr.io/plankanban/planka:latest
command: > bash -c "for i in `seq 1 30`; do ./start.sh && s=$$? && break || s=$$?; echo \"Tried $$i times. Waiting 5 seconds...\"; sleep 5; done; (exit $$s)"
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- user-avatars:/app/public/user-avatars
- project-background-images:/app/public/project-background-images
- attachments:/app/private/attachments
ports:
- 3000:1337
environment:
- BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000
- TRUST_PROXY=0
- DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres@postgres/planka
- SECRET_KEY=notsecretkey
depends_on:
- postgres
postgres:
image: postgres:14-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
environment:
- POSTGRES_DB=planka
- POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD=trust
volumes:
user-avatars:
project-background-images:
attachments:
db-data:

3. After modifying the docker-compose.yml file, start the Planka container by running the following command:

docker-compose up -d

This command will pull the necessary Docker images and start the container. The installation process may take a few minutes to complete.

4. To verify if the Planka container is running, you can check the output of the docker ps command:

docker ps

If the container is running, you should see something similar to the following output:

CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
e22e9f27a1e4 ghcr.io/plankanban/planka:latest "docker-entrypoint.s…" 19 minutes ago Up 19 minutes 0.0.0.0:3000->1337/tcp, :::3000->1337/tcp root-planka-1
7b15642535d3 postgres:14-alpine "docker-entrypoint.s…" 19 minutes ago Up 19 minutes 5432/tcp root-postgres-1

Accessing Planka

Once you have successfully installed Planka with Docker on Rocky Linux 9, you can access it through your browser. Follow the steps below:

1. Open your browser and enter the IP address or domain name of your server, followed by :3000/login. For example:

http://server.ip.address:3000/login

Replace server.ip.address with the actual IP address or domain configured on your server.

2. The default login credentials for Planka are as follows:

• Username: demo@demo.demo
• Password: demo

Upon successful login, you can change the username, password, email ID, and other user information from the Settings menu.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Planka with Docker on your Rocky Linux 9 system. Planka provides a powerful and efficient kanban board solution for your project management needs. With its intuitive interface and flexible features, you can streamline your workflow and collaborate effectively. Take advantage of Planka’s self-hosted nature to ensure data security and privacy.

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Christian Wells