Kan Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Kan hosting on xCloud gives your team a self-hosted kanban board with workspaces, boards, lists and cards on your own domain, in your own PostgreSQL database. Deploy Kan from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned 0.6.0 images with a private PostgreSQL 15 database and the migration job, generates the secrets and publishes it over HTTPS. Register your own account first, then disable sign-up so strangers cannot create workspaces.

Deploy your Kan

No terminal
No technical skills needed
No lock-in, cancel anytime

What is Kan?

Kan is, in its README's words, the open-source project management alternative to Trello. Its features include board visibility controls, workspace members you can invite, Trello imports, labels and filters, comments, an activity log and reusable board templates, with integrations listed as coming soon. Self-hosted Kan is a kanban board you run yourself instead of a hosted Trello workspace. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

Deployed through xCloud, the template runs Kan 0.6.0, pinned by digest, with a private PostgreSQL 15 database on the kanbn_postgres volume and a migration container. There is no seeded administrator: the first person to register creates a workspace and administers it, and sign-up stays open until you disable it. Avatars and attachments need S3 settings, and email needs SMTP settings, because neither is configured here.

From Sign-Up to a Live Kanban Board In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting Kan normally means a container, a PostgreSQL database, generated secrets, a domain, a certificate and a migration run before your first board exists. This is the same result without assembling any of it by hand.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Kan from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain and submit — there are no extra fields; xCloud generates the database credentials and auth secret.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Kan 0.6.0 images and a private PostgreSQL 15 database on the kanbn_postgres volume, run the schema migrations, and publish Kan over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Create Your Account And First Board
Open the HTTPS Kan URL, create your account on the sign-up page, then create a workspace, a board, a list and a card. Disable sign-up once your team has joined, if you want.

Everything Kan Does, On Your Own Server

Kan runs in full here — boards, workspaces, templates and Trello import, with your data in a database you control.

Boards, Lists And Cards
Organise cards with labels and filters, discuss them in comments, and track every card change in the activity log.
Workspaces With Members
Invite members into a workspace and control board visibility for team collaboration.
Reusable Board Templates
Spin up new boards from a template instead of starting from a blank one each time.
Trello Import
Bring existing Trello boards in rather than rebuilding them by hand.
Your Own PostgreSQL Database
Boards, lists and cards live in a private PostgreSQL 15 database on your server, not a shared multi-tenant store.
Migrations Run Automatically
The kan-migrate container applies the database schema at install, so there is no manual migration step.

Everything You Need To Run Your Project Management 24/7

Managed hosting for Kan, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Kan 0.6.0 deployed instantly
Official pinned image digests
Generated database credentials
Database bound to the private network
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Kan

Run a team kanban board
Your team creates a workspace, adds lists and cards, and drags work from to-do to done on a board only its members can edit.
Move off Trello
You import a Trello board with the importer and carry on in a workspace you host, though you should check the result card by card.
Control who sees each board
You set board visibility and invite workspace members, so each project's cards are visible to the right people.
Keep project data on your own server
A team that does not want its boards in a hosted tool keeps them in a PostgreSQL volume it controls.

Kan vs Alternatives

Trello: Trello is a hosted kanban service. Kan is an open-source alternative you run on your own server, and its README names Trello directly, though this page makes no feature-parity claim.
Planka: Planka is a separate self-hosted kanban board with its own OneClick page. Compare its features and attachment handling with Kan's before choosing.
Kanboard: Kanboard is a separate self-hosted kanban project with its own OneClick page. Kan organises boards into workspaces with invited members.
Vikunja: Vikunja is a separate self-hosted task manager with its own OneClick page. Kan is built around kanban boards, lists and cards.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Kan. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom as workspaces, boards and members grow.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Kan alongside a whole self-hosted team toolchain.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Kan itself is free and open source under the GNU AGPL v3.

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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

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Ready To Own Your Kanban Boards?

Kan hosting on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is Kan free?

Yes. Kan is open source under AGPL-3.0, and the licence file is linked from here at the pinned v0.6.0 tag, which asks modifiers to publish their source. xCloud charges for the server beneath it, and there is no per-member fee.

Can you self-host Kan with Docker?

Yes, and this Kan Docker hosting template does it for you: the ghcr.io/kanbn/kan and migration images, pinned by digest, sit next to a private PostgreSQL container on your server, served over HTTPS on port 3000. This is not a Kan cloud account, so boards stay with you.

How much RAM does Kan need?

Kan requires 1024 MB of RAM at minimum for the app, the migration job and PostgreSQL. Cards allow up to 50 MiB. Choosing the 6 GB tier on this page gives plenty of room. Plan extra for large boards.

How do I sign in to Kan?

Open your HTTPS address, which sends you to /login, then create an account and a workspace. There is no seeded administrator: the first person to register creates their own workspace and is that workspace's admin, not a unique instance superuser. Email and password sign-in is enabled.

Can strangers sign up on my Kan instance?

Yes, until you stop it. Sign-up stays open, so anyone who reaches the site can register and create a workspace. Set NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_SIGN_UP=true in the Environment editor and redeploy once your people have accounts. Change these flags in the environment, not inside the app.

Do Kan attachments and avatars work out of the box?

No. There is no local upload directory, so avatars and card attachments work only after you add S3 settings, including the storage URLs, through the Environment editor. Cards themselves are limited to 50 MiB. Use a private bucket and test an upload before inviting the team.

Does Kan send email?

Not until you configure it. Outgoing email needs a complete SMTP group in the Environment editor, and empty values are not shipped on purpose. Add the host, port, user, password and sender together, then redeploy and test an invitation.

What runs alongside Kan?

A private PostgreSQL 15 container and a migration container that runs drizzle-kit migrate and then stays running. PostgreSQL is not published. BETTER_AUTH_SECRET must stay stable, and the database password only applies when the volume is first created.

How do I back up Kan?

Back up the kanbn_postgres volume, which holds users, workspaces, boards and card data, and keep BETTER_AUTH_SECRET with it. Attachments live in your own S3 bucket, so back it up in the same window. Test a restore on a separate install.

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How do I upgrade Kan?

0.6.0 stays pinned on a live install through catalog updates, and you choose when to adopt a newer template version. Back up the database volume first and read the upstream release notes. The migration container runs the schema migrations when it starts.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.