Leantime Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Leantime hosting on xCloud lets you deploy Leantime, self-hosted project management software built around goals, planning and execution, on your own domain. We run the pinned 3.9.8 image beside a private MySQL 8.4 database, generate every database and session secret, mount five persistent volumes and publish it over HTTPS. Open the setup wizard first to claim the admin account for your team.

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What is Leantime?

Leantime is an AGPL-3.0 open-source project management system. Upstream positions it for non-project managers, combining strategy, planning and execution, and says it was built with ADHD, dyslexia and autism in mind. Self-hosted Leantime offers kanban, table, list, calendar and timeline views, goal tracking, timesheets, wikis and idea boards, and upstream pitches it as an alternative to Asana, ClickUp and Monday.

On xCloud the template deploys the official Leantime 3.9.8 image with a private mysql:8.4 sidecar, both pinned. The database lives on the leantime_db volume, with uploaded files, public files, plugins and logs on four more volumes. The schema initialises automatically at start. SMTP, S3, LDAP, OIDC, Redis and plugins are deliberately left out of this baseline, so you add only what you need.

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

A Leantime server normally means an app container, a MySQL database, session secrets, several data volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first project. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Leantime from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and server — the install form has no fields because all infrastructure credentials are generated.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start Leantime 3.9.8 with a private MySQL 8.4 database kept off the public internet, mount the leantime_db, userfiles, plugins and logs volumes, generate the secrets and publish it over HTTPS.
Step 03
Claim The Admin Account
Open your URL and finish the setup wizard immediately, because until you do anyone who reaches the site can claim the first account. Then create a project and configure roles and team members.

Everything Leantime Does, On Your Own Server

The features upstream documents run here, with projects, files and history stored on volumes you control.

Kanban, Table And Timeline Views
Manage tasks as kanban boards, tables, lists, calendars or a gantt-style timeline, with unlimited subtasks and dependencies.
Goals And Metrics
Track goals and metrics next to your project plans, so the strategy and the tasks that serve it sit in the same system.
Timesheets And Time Tracking
Log time against tasks and review it in weekly timesheets, so the effort behind a project is recorded where the work is planned.
Wikis And Idea Boards
Keep documents in wikis, collect ideas on idea boards and hold retrospectives, with comments available on almost everything.
Roles And Two-Factor Login
Assign multiple user roles with per-project permissions, and turn on two-factor authentication for accounts once the first admin exists.
Planning Canvases
Use the Lean Canvas, Business Model Canvas, SWOT and risk analysis tools for planning alongside the task views, all in the open-source edition.

Everything You Need To Run Your Project Management 24/7

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

Leantime 3.9.8 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Database credentials generated for you
MySQL kept off the public internet
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Leantime

Tie team goals to project work
A startup founder records goals and metrics, then links milestones and tasks to them, so the team sees how today's work serves the plan.
Plan a sprint on a kanban board
A small product team groups tasks into a sprint, moves cards across a kanban board and checks progress on the project dashboard.
Log billable time in timesheets
A consultancy records hours against client tasks in weekly timesheets, giving the manager one place to review the effort behind each project.
Move off a hosted work tracker
A team that wants its plans, files and history on its own server replaces a hosted tool such as Asana with a Leantime instance and a MySQL volume it can back up.

Leantime vs Alternatives

Asana: A hosted work management service. Leantime on xCloud keeps projects, files and history on your own volumes, and upstream states that all its listed features are in the open-source version.
Jira: A hosted issue and project tracker. Leantime offers kanban, sprints, timesheets and goals in one self-hosted app, which upstream describes as simple as Trello but as feature-rich as Jira.
OpenProject: A self-hosted project management suite, also available as a OneClick app. Compare its feature set and licence against Leantime's goal-focused approach before choosing.
Plane: Another self-hosted project tracker you can deploy on xCloud. Check Plane's documentation next to Leantime's strategy and planning tools to see which fits your team.

Ready To Run Your Own Project Hub?

Leantime on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Keep your plans on your own 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 Leantime free?

The open-source edition is free under the AGPL-3.0 licence, and upstream says the features in its feature table are included in it. You pay for the Cloud VPS. Plugins are a separate matter: some on upstream's marketplace may be paid, and none are installed by this template.

How do I self-host Leantime with Docker?

The template does it for you. It runs the official Leantime 3.9.8 image and a private MySQL 8.4 container under Docker Compose, mounts five volumes, generates the secrets and adds your domain and HTTPS. Leantime Docker hosting here means no compose file or environment file to write.

Docker hosting on xCloud

Does Leantime need MySQL?

Yes. Upstream lists MySQL 8.0 or MariaDB 10.6 as requirements, and the template supplies a private mysql:8.4 container on the internal network with no published port. xCloud generates the database name, user and passwords, and the data lives in the leantime_db volume.

Is Leantime a good Asana alternative?

It can be for small teams. Upstream pitches Leantime as an alternative to ClickUp, Monday and Asana, with kanban, timesheets, goals and wikis in the open-source edition. Check that the integrations you use exist: this template configures no SMTP, LDAP, OIDC or S3, so mail needs setting up.

Is Leantime a good Jira alternative?

Upstream describes it as simple as Trello but as feature-rich as Jira, with sprints, milestones, dependencies and timesheets. It is built for non-project managers, so it may suit small teams more than large engineering organisations. Check the specific Jira features you depend on before you move.

What is the difference between Leantime and OpenProject?

Both are self-hosted project management suites, and xCloud has a OneClick page for each. Leantime stresses goals, strategy and approachability for non-project managers, with canvases and idea boards. Compare OpenProject's documentation against your workflow to decide which suits your team.

OpenProject hosting

Does Leantime have plugins?

Upstream lets you extend Leantime through plugins and an API, and this template reserves a leantime_plugins volume for them. None are installed, and plugins are excluded from the baseline. Some marketplace plugins may be paid upstream, so check each one's terms before installing it.

How do I back up Leantime?

Back up all five volumes together: leantime_db for MySQL, leantime_userfiles for uploads, leantime_public_userfiles for public files and logos, leantime_plugins and leantime_logs. Use an application-consistent database backup, keep an encrypted off-server copy and test a restore before you rely on it.

Backups in xCloud

How do I update Leantime?

There is no automatic update. Leantime 3.9.8 stays pinned by digest on an existing site, since catalog changes reach fresh installs alone. Back up every volume, read the release notes and database migrations, then update deliberately. Do not rename volumes or run docker compose down -v.

Is there a Leantime cloud account I need?

No. Nothing here depends on a hosted Leantime account. The app runs on your own Cloud VPS, your data sits on its volumes, and you create the first admin through the setup wizard. xCloud and the Leantime project have no partnership.

What are the server requirements?

Leantime requires at least 1 GB of memory, a single core and 5 GB of storage. Without SMTP configured, Leantime may fall back to local PHP mail, which is not reliable for production. The 6 GB tier sold here carries Leantime and its MySQL container comfortably.

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.