Running Kanboard with Docker

Warning

Please, do not update the software blindly without reading the ChangeLog. Always check for breaking changes if any.

Docker Tags

Tag	Description
latest	Latest stable release
v1.2.x	Specific version of Kanboard

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
DATABASE_URL	[database type]://[username]:[password]@[host]:[port]/[database name], example: postgres://foo:foo@myserver:5432/kanboard
DEBUG	Enable/Disable debug mode: true or false
API_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN	Custom API token

Volumes

Path	Description
/var/www/app/data	Application data (Sqlite database, attachments, etc.)
/var/www/app/plugins	Plugins
/etc/nginx/ssl	SSL certificates

Custom Config File

• The container already include a custom config file located at /var/www/app/config.php.
• You can store your own config file on the data volume: /var/www/app/data/config.php.
• You must restart the container to take into account the new parameters of your custom config file.

Running the Container

Basic Usage

docker pull kanboard/kanboard:v1.2.8
docker run -d --name kanboard -p 80:80 -t kanboard/kanboard:v1.2.8

Docker Compose

There is a docker-compose.yml file in Kanboard repository. Here an example with Sqlite:

version: '2'
services:
  kanboard:
    image: kanboard/kanboard:latest
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - kanboard_data:/var/www/app/data
      - kanboard_plugins:/var/www/app/plugins
      - kanboard_ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl
volumes:
  kanboard_data:
    driver: local
  kanboard_plugins:
    driver: local
  kanboard_ssl:
    driver: local

Another example with MariaDB:

version: '2'
services:
  kanboard:
    image: kanboard/kanboard:latest
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - kanboard_data:/var/www/app/data
      - kanboard_plugins:/var/www/app/plugins
      - kanboard_ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl
    environment:
      DATABASE_URL: mysql://kb:kb-secret@db/kanboard
  db:
    image: mariadb:latest
    command: --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
    environment:
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: secret
      MYSQL_DATABASE: kanboard
      MYSQL_USER: kb
      MYSQL_PASSWORD: kb-secret
volumes:
  kanboard_data:
    driver: local
  kanboard_plugins:
    driver: local
  kanboard_ssl:
    driver: local

Starting the container with Docker Compose:

docker-compose up

Build Your Own Docker Image

Clone the Kanboard repository and run the following command:

make docker-image

Note

• Official Kanboard images
• Docker documentation
• Since Kanboard > v1.1.0, the tag “stable” is not used anymore
• Since Kanboard > v1.2.5, the tag “latest” point to the latest stable release instead of the master branch
• To send emails, you must use the SMTP method or a plugin like Mailgun/Sendgrid/Postmark