Configuration File

You can customize the default settings of Kanboard by adding a file config.php at the project root or in the data folder. You can also rename the file config.default.php to config.php and change the desired values.

All Kanboard configuration options are also available as environment variable.

Enable/Disable Debug Mode

define('DEBUG', true);
define('LOG_DRIVER', 'file'); // Other drivers are: syslog, stdout, stderr, system or file

// By default, the log file is in data/debug.log but you can change the path:
define('LOG_FILE', '/path/to/debug.log');

The log driver must be defined if you enable the debug mode.
The debug mode logs all SQL queries and the time taken to generate pages.
The system driver use the built-in PHP logger which could be configured in the php.ini. By default, log messages are sent to the web server logs.

Plugins

Plugin folder:

define('PLUGINS_DIR', 'data/plugins');

Enable/disable plugin installation from the user interface:

define('PLUGIN_INSTALLER', false); // Default is false since Kanboard v1.2.8

Change default plugin directory URL:

define('PLUGIN_API_URL', 'https://kanboard.org/plugins.json');

Folder for Uploaded Files

define('FILES_DIR', 'data/files');

Cache Parameters

// Available cache drivers are "file" and "memory"
define('CACHE_DRIVER', 'memory');

// Cache folder to use if cache driver is "file" (must be writeable by the web server user)
define('CACHE_DIR', DATA_DIR.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'cache');

Enable/disable url rewrite

define('ENABLE_URL_REWRITE', false);

Email Configuration

// Enable/disable email configuration from the user interface
define('MAIL_CONFIGURATION', true);

// E-mail address used for the "From" header (notifications)
define('MAIL_FROM', 'notifications@kanboard.local');

// Mail transport to use: "smtp", "sendmail" or "mail" (PHP mail function)
define('MAIL_TRANSPORT', 'mail');

// SMTP configuration to use when the "smtp" transport is chosen
define('MAIL_SMTP_HOSTNAME', '');
define('MAIL_SMTP_PORT', 25);
define('MAIL_SMTP_USERNAME', '');
define('MAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD', '');
define('MAIL_SMTP_HELO_NAME', null); // valid: null (default), or FQDN
define('MAIL_SMTP_ENCRYPTION', null); // Valid values are "null", "ssl" or "tls"

// Sendmail command to use when the transport is "sendmail"
define('MAIL_SENDMAIL_COMMAND', '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs');

// E-mail address used for the "Bcc" header to send a copy of all notifications
define('MAIL_BCC', '');

Database Settings

// Run automatically database migrations
// If set to false, you will have to run manually the SQL migrations from the CLI during the next Kanboard upgrade
// Do not run the migrations from multiple processes at the same time (example: web page + background worker)
define('DB_RUN_MIGRATIONS', true);

// Database driver: sqlite, mysql or postgres (sqlite by default)
define('DB_DRIVER', 'sqlite');

// Enable or disable Sqlite WAL mode
defined('DB_WAL_MODE', true);

// Mysql/Postgres username
define('DB_USERNAME', 'root');

// Mysql/Postgres password
define('DB_PASSWORD', '');

// Mysql/Postgres hostname
define('DB_HOSTNAME', 'localhost');

// Mysql/Postgres database name
define('DB_NAME', 'kanboard');

// Mysql/Postgres custom port (null = default port)
define('DB_PORT', null);

// Mysql SSL key
define('DB_SSL_KEY', null);

// Mysql SSL certificate
define('DB_SSL_CERT', null);

// Mysql SSL CA
define('DB_SSL_CA', null);

LDAP Settings

// Enable LDAP authentication (false by default)
define('LDAP_AUTH', false);

// LDAP server hostname
define('LDAP_SERVER', '');

// LDAP server port (389 by default)
define('LDAP_PORT', 389);

// By default, require certificate to be verified for ldaps:// style URL. Set to false to skip the verification
define('LDAP_SSL_VERIFY', true);

// Enable LDAP START_TLS
define('LDAP_START_TLS', false);

// By default Kanboard lowercase the ldap username to avoid duplicate users (the database is case sensitive)
// Set to true if you want to preserve the case
define('LDAP_USERNAME_CASE_SENSITIVE', false);

// LDAP bind type: "anonymous", "user" or "proxy"
define('LDAP_BIND_TYPE', 'anonymous');

// LDAP username to use with proxy mode
// LDAP username pattern to use with user mode
define('LDAP_USERNAME', null);

// LDAP password to use for proxy mode
define('LDAP_PASSWORD', null);

// LDAP DN for users
// Example for ActiveDirectory: CN=Users,DC=kanboard,DC=local
// Example for OpenLDAP: ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
define('LDAP_USER_BASE_DN', '');

// LDAP pattern to use when searching for a user account
// Example for ActiveDirectory: '(&(objectClass=user)(sAMAccountName=%s))'
// Example for OpenLDAP: 'uid=%s'
define('LDAP_USER_FILTER', '');

// LDAP attribute for the user in the group filter
// 'username' or 'dn'
define('LDAP_GROUP_USER_ATTRIBUTE', 'username');

// LDAP attribute for username
// Example for ActiveDirectory: 'samaccountname'
// Example for OpenLDAP: 'uid'
define('LDAP_USER_ATTRIBUTE_USERNAME', 'uid');

// LDAP attribute for user full name
// Example for ActiveDirectory: 'displayname'
// Example for OpenLDAP: 'cn'
define('LDAP_USER_ATTRIBUTE_FULLNAME', 'cn');

// LDAP attribute for user email
define('LDAP_USER_ATTRIBUTE_EMAIL', 'mail');

// LDAP attribute to find groups in user profile
define('LDAP_USER_ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS', 'memberof');

// LDAP attribute for user avatar image: thumbnailPhoto or jpegPhoto
define('LDAP_USER_ATTRIBUTE_PHOTO', '');

// LDAP attribute for user language, example: 'preferredlanguage'
// Put an empty string to disable language sync
define('LDAP_USER_ATTRIBUTE_LANGUAGE', '');

// Allow automatic LDAP user creation
define('LDAP_USER_CREATION', true);

// Set new user as Manager
define('LDAP_USER_DEFAULT_ROLE_MANAGER', false);

// LDAP DN for administrators
// Example: CN=Kanboard-Admins,CN=Users,DC=kanboard,DC=local
define('LDAP_GROUP_ADMIN_DN', '');

// LDAP DN for managers
// Example: CN=Kanboard Managers,CN=Users,DC=kanboard,DC=local
define('LDAP_GROUP_MANAGER_DN', '');

// Enable LDAP group provider for project permissions
// The end-user will be able to browse LDAP groups from the user interface and allow access to specified projects
define('LDAP_GROUP_PROVIDER', false);

// LDAP Base DN for groups
define('LDAP_GROUP_BASE_DN', '');

// LDAP group filter
// Example for ActiveDirectory: (&(objectClass=group)(sAMAccountName=%s*))
define('LDAP_GROUP_FILTER', '');

// LDAP user group filter
// If this filter is configured, Kanboard will search user groups in LDAP_GROUP_BASE_DN
// Example for OpenLDAP: (&(objectClass=posixGroup)(memberUid=%s))
define('LDAP_GROUP_USER_FILTER', '');

// LDAP attribute for the group name
define('LDAP_GROUP_ATTRIBUTE_NAME', 'cn');

Reverse-Proxy Authentication Settings

// Enable/disable the reverse proxy authentication
define('REVERSE_PROXY_AUTH', false);

// Header name to use for the username
define('REVERSE_PROXY_USER_HEADER', 'REMOTE_USER');

// Header name to use for the user email
define('REVERSE_PROXY_EMAIL_HEADER', 'REMOTE_EMAIL');

// Header name to use for the user full name
define('REVERSE_PROXY_FULLNAME_HEADER', 'REMOTE_NAME');

// Username of the admin, by default blank
define('REVERSE_PROXY_DEFAULT_ADMIN', '');

// Default domain to use for setting the email address
define('REVERSE_PROXY_DEFAULT_DOMAIN', '');

RememberMe Authentication Settings

// Enable/disable remember me authentication
define('REMEMBER_ME_AUTH', true);

Secure HTTP headers Settings

// Enable or disable "Strict-Transport-Security" HTTP header
define('ENABLE_HSTS', true);

// Enable or disable "X-Frame-Options: DENY" HTTP header
define('ENABLE_XFRAME', true);

Logging

By default, Kanboard do not log anything. If you want to enable the logging, you have to set a log driver.

// Available log drivers: syslog, stderr, stdout or file
define('LOG_DRIVER', '');

// Log filename if the log driver is "file"
define('LOG_FILE', __DIR__.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'data'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'debug.log');

Brute-force Protection

// Enable captcha after 3 authentication failure
define('BRUTEFORCE_CAPTCHA', 3);

// Lock the account after 6 authentication failure
define('BRUTEFORCE_LOCKDOWN', 6);

// Lock account duration in minute
define('BRUTEFORCE_LOCKDOWN_DURATION', 15);

Session

// Session duration in second (0 = until the browser is closed)
// See http://php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php#ini.session.cookie-lifetime
define('SESSION_DURATION', 0);

// Session handler: db or php
//    db: session information is stored inside the database (default)
//    php: session information is stored by the internal PHP session handlers
// See https://www.php.net/manual/en/session.customhandler.php
define('SESSION_HANDLER', 'db');

HTTP Client

HTTP proxy configuration:

define('HTTP_PROXY_HOSTNAME', '');
define('HTTP_PROXY_PORT', '3128');
define('HTTP_PROXY_USERNAME', '');
define('HTTP_PROXY_PASSWORD', '');
define('HTTP_PROXY_EXCLUDE', 'localhost'); // Only for cURL

To allow self-signed certificates:

// Set to false to allow self-signed certificates
define('HTTP_VERIFY_SSL_CERTIFICATE', true);

Miscellaneous Settings

// Escape html inside markdown text
define('MARKDOWN_ESCAPE_HTML', true);

// API alternative authentication header, the default is HTTP Basic Authentication defined in RFC2617
define('API_AUTHENTICATION_HEADER', '');

// Hide login form, useful if all your users use Google/Github/ReverseProxy authentication
define('HIDE_LOGIN_FORM', false);

// Disabling logout (for external SSO authentication)
define('DISABLE_LOGOUT', false);

// Override API token stored in the database, useful for automated tests
define('API_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN', 'My unique API Token');

// TOTP (2FA) issuer name
define('TOTP_ISSUER', 'Kanboard');

// Comma separated list of fields to not synchronize when using external authentication providers
define('EXTERNAL_AUTH_EXCLUDE_FIELDS', 'username');

// Dashboard settings
define('DASHBOARD_MAX_PROJECTS', 10)