Installation Instructions

Check the list of requirements before going further.
  • Do not forget to change the default username/password.
  • Do not allow everybody to access the directory data from the URL.
  • Enable .htaccess if you use Apache (Option AllowOverride All).
  • This is your responsability to configure your server correctly.

From the archive (stable version)

  1. You must have a web server with PHP installed
  2. Download the source code and copy the directory kanboard where you want
  3. Check if the directory data is writeable by the web server user
  4. With your browser go to http://yourpersonalserver/kanboard
  5. The default login and password is admin/admin
  6. Start using the software
  7. Don’t forget to change your password!

The data folder is used to store:

  • Sqlite database: db.sqlite
  • Debug file: debug.log (if debug mode is enabled with the file driver)
  • Uploaded files: files/*
  • Image thumbnails: files/thumbnails/*

People who are using a remote database (Mysql/Postgresql) and object storage (AWS S3 or similar) don’t necessarily need to have a persistent local data folder or to change the permissions for the folder.

From the git repository (development version)

  1. git clone https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard.git
  2. Go to the third step just above

Note: This method will install the current development version, use at your own risk.