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🛠️ Setup Planka — Real-Time Trello-Style Kanban Boards

Deploy Planka on Ubuntu with Docker — an open-source, real-time kanban board in the Trello style for organising projects into boards, lists, and cards, backed by PostgreSQL, on port 3061.

⚠️ This script is provided for demo and testing purposes only. Not intended for production use.

📦 Resources & Setup Scripts

Grab the automated bash script from GitHub to follow along with the video.

Automated install script — one command deploys Planka with PostgreSQL on port 3061 and creates an admin account (admin@example.com) with a generated password. Note the credentials it prints.
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Quick Install:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/project-management/planka/planka-ubuntu.sh
chmod +x planka-ubuntu.sh
./planka-ubuntu.sh

Tutorial Steps

1 Download the Script

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/project-management/planka/planka-ubuntu.sh

2 Make it Executable

chmod +x planka-ubuntu.sh

3 Run the Installer

./planka-ubuntu.sh

4 Log In With the Admin Account

http://your-server-ip:3061

Ports Used

PortPurpose
3061Planka web interface (mapped from container port 1337)
5432PostgreSQL — internal to the Docker network, not exposed to the host

Overview

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        Main Features

          How to Use After Installation

            Security Best Practices

              Ports and Firewall Notes

              Backup and Maintenance

                Common Mistakes

                  Troubleshooting

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