Running Kanboard with Docker¶

Kanboard can run easily with Docker.

Docker Tags¶

Tag	Description
latest	Latest stable release
v1.2.x	Specific version of Kanboard
master	Latest development changes (master branch)

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_AUTHE NTICATION _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:v1.2.5
docker run -d --name kanboard -p 80:80 -t kanboard/kanboard:v1.2.5

Docker Compose¶

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

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

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
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