Planka Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Planka on xCloud and get Planka hosting for real-time Kanban boards with projects, lists and cards, on a server you control. xCloud runs the pinned official image beside a private PostgreSQL database, generates the administrator password, mounts persistent volumes for attachments and the database, and publishes it over HTTPS on your domain. Planka is fair-code, free to self-host for internal use.

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What is Planka?

Planka is a real-time collaborative Kanban board for project management: projects, boards, lists, cards and tasks with drag-and-drop, Markdown card descriptions and attachments. A self-hosted Planka syncs changes between users instantly, with notifications through more than 100 providers per upstream, as an alternative to a hosted Kanban service such as Trello. It is fair-code and source-available under the Fair Use License, not open source.

On xCloud the install runs Planka 2.2.1 with a private PostgreSQL 16 database, both pinned by digest, behind HTTPS on your domain. Two volumes hold the state: planka_data for attachments, avatars and backgrounds, and planka_db for the database. You enter the administrator email at install, xCloud generates the password, and self-registration is not available, so only people an administrator adds can sign in.

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

Self-hosting Planka normally means wiring up Docker, a PostgreSQL database, a reverse proxy and a TLS certificate before a single board exists. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Planka from the OneClick catalog, choose a domain, and enter the administrator email you want to sign in with.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We provision the server, bring up the pinned Planka image alongside its PostgreSQL database, publish it over HTTPS on your domain, and run the first migrations.
Step 03
Start Using It
Save the generated administrator password from your protected installation credentials, sign in, accept the terms, and create your first project and board.

Everything Planka Does, On Your Own Server

Planka runs in full here — your boards, cards and attachments sit on infrastructure you control, not a third party's.

Projects, Boards And Cards
Organise work as projects, boards, lists and cards with tasks, comments and attachments — the Kanban workflow your team already knows.
Real-Time Sync
Changes sync live between users: a card added in one browser appears in another without a reload, over your own HTTPS proxy.
Rich Markdown Cards
Write card descriptions in Markdown, and get notifications through many providers per upstream once you wire them up.
Closed By Default
Self-registration is off. Only administrators create users, so nobody joins a board by accident.
A Private Database
PostgreSQL runs alongside Planka, reachable only from the Planka container — never exposed on a public port.
Backed By Named Volumes
Attachments, avatars and backgrounds sit on one volume and the database on another, both surviving a verified restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Kanban Boards 24/7

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

Planka v2.2.1 deployed instantly
Real-time board sync
Tasks, comments and attachments
Generated admin password provisioned for you
Free SSL certificate
Scheduled Docker backups
Security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Planka

Run a team's work on Kanban boards
Organise projects into boards, lists and cards with tasks and comments, and drag cards across lists as work moves along.
See changes live
Have updates sync instantly between users, so a card added in one browser appears in another without a reload.
Keep attachments on your own server
Store card attachments, avatars and backgrounds on a volume you control rather than in a vendor's storage.
Control who joins
Create users from the administration area so nobody joins a board by accident, since self-registration is not available.

Planka vs Alternatives

Trello: As a Trello alternative, Planka gives you drag-and-drop boards, lists and cards with real-time sync on your own server, with the attachments and database on your own volumes.
Vikunja: In a Planka vs Vikunja comparison, Vikunja has its own OneClick page. Its catalogue entry describes a task manager with list, gantt, table and kanban views, plus reminders, labels and shared teams.
Kanboard: Kanboard has its own OneClick page. Its catalogue entry describes lightweight Kanban project management with swimlanes, automated actions, analytics and a plugin ecosystem.
Kanbn: Kanbn has its own OneClick page. It is another Kanban option on xCloud, so you can compare it with Planka on the same server size.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Bigger teams with more boards and attachments.

$59.99per month

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

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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Planka alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$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.

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Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Planka on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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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.

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Own Your Boards?

Planka on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your boards. 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.

Can you self-host Planka with Docker?

Yes, and this template is Planka Docker hosting without the setup: the official ghcr.io Planka 2.2.1 image and a private PostgreSQL 16 container, both pinned by digest, with two named volumes, generated secrets and HTTPS on your own domain.

How much RAM does Planka need?

A fresh install used about 190 MB, and the template's minimum is 512 MB of RAM, one CPU core and 5 GB of disk. The 6 GB plan is the entry rung, with room for big attachment collections.

How do I sign in to Planka?

Use the administrator email you entered at install and the generated 24-character password from the protected credentials. Accept the terms on first login, because other users cannot sign in until an administrator has done so. The first start can take a minute or two.

Can anyone sign up on my Planka server?

No. Self-registration is not available, so administrators create other users from the administration area. Note that the default administrator email, name and password are re-applied on every restart, so changing them inside Planka is reverted.

Does Planka send email notifications?

Not until you configure SMTP yourself, because no email goes out of the box. Upstream lists notifications through more than 100 providers, which you wire up in the app. SMTP keys are omitted from the template's environment by default.

Can I host Planka commercially for other people?

Check the licence first. Planka is fair-code under the Fair Use License, which permits internal, personal and non-profit use; operating it as a hosted service for third parties for commercial gain needs a separate commercial licence from the upstream project.

What should I back up on a Planka server?

Back up planka_data, which holds attachments, avatars and backgrounds, and planka_db, which holds the PostgreSQL database, together. Use pg_dump for a consistent database copy, keep off-server copies and test restores. Never use docker compose down -v.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade Planka?

Version 2.2.1 stays pinned until you move to a newer template version. Copy both volumes first, then read upstream's notes carefully. It is a security release, so never roll back to an older image, and keep both volumes backed up before any change.

Is Planka free?

For self-hosting, yes: Planka is free to run for internal, personal and non-profit use under the Fair Use License, and upstream also sells hosted and Pro versions. You pay xCloud for the dedicated Cloud VPS that runs it.

Is Planka open source?

Not strictly. Upstream calls Planka fair-code: the source code is always visible and you can self-host and extend it, but it is distributed under the Fair Use License and a Pro and Enterprise License rather than an open-source licence.

Is there a Planka cloud service?

Upstream sells its own hosted and Pro versions, which is a different offering. On xCloud your own Planka instead runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, keeping boards in a database you own.

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.