Requirements

Server Side

Compatible Operating Systems

Operating System
Alpine Linux >= 3.8
Linux Ubuntu >= 16.04
Linux Centos 7.x
Linux Redhat 7.x
Linux Debian 9
FreeBSD 10.x
Microsoft Windows 2016
Microsoft Windows 2012 R2

Note

The recommended operating system is GNU/Linux (Debian/Ubuntu/RHEL/Alpine Linux).

Compatible Databases

Database
Sqlite >= 3.7
Mysql >= 5.6
MariaDB >= 10
Postgresql >= 9.3

Which database to choose?

Type	Usage
Sqlite	Single user or small team (almost no concurrency)
Mysql/Postgres	Larger team, high-availability configuration

Note

• The recommended database is Postgresql.
• Do not use Sqlite over NFS, only when you have a disk with fast I/O.

Compatible Web Servers

Web Server
Apache HTTP Server
Nginx
Microsoft IIS
Caddy Server

Kanboard is pre-configured to work with Apache (URL rewriting).

Warning

• Kanboard is NOT compatible with Apache mod_security.
• If you use Apache, you must have the module mod_version.

PHP Versions

PHP Version
PHP >= 5.6.0

Note

• Since the version 1.2, Kanboard requires at least PHP 5.6.
• The latest version of PHP is recommended.

PHP Extensions Required

PHP Extension	Note
pdo_sqlite	Only if you use Sqlite
pdo_mysql	Only if you use Mysql/MariaDB
pdo_pgsql	Only if you use Postgres
gd
mbstring
openssl
json
hash
ctype
session
filter
xml
SimpleXML
dom

Optional PHP extensions

PHP Extension	Note
zip	Used to install plugins from web ui
ldap	Only for LDAP integration
curl	Use cURL as HTTP client

Recommendations

• Modern Linux or Unix operating system with the latest version of PHP.
• Best performances are obtained with the latest version of PHP with OpCode caching activated.

Client side

Browsers

Always use a modern browser with the latest version if possible:

Browser
Safari
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Internet Explorer >= 11
Microsoft Edge

Note

The recommended browsers are Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.

Devices

Device	Screen resolution
Laptop or desktop	>= 1366 x 768
Tablet	>= 1024 x 768