Tasks.md Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Tasks.md hosting and run a Markdown Kanban board you fully own on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Tasks.md 3.3.0 image behind a Caddy gateway that enforces a username and a generated 32-character password, mounts persistent volumes for your lanes and cards, and publishes the board over HTTPS in minutes — no database to install or maintain.

Deploy your Tasks.md

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

What is Tasks.md?

Tasks.md is a self-hosted Kanban board that stores lanes as folders and cards as Markdown files, with no database. The files live on your server, so your tasks stay in a format you can read, copy and back up with ordinary tools.

This template deploys Tasks.md 3.3.0 from the official Docker Hub image, with a Caddy gateway in front. Tasks.md has no accounts of its own, so the gateway's username and generated password are what protect the board.

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

A Tasks.md setup normally means a container, a reverse proxy with authentication, persistent volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first card. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Tasks.md from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, and set the sign-in username (the default is admin).
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Tasks.md image, pinned by immutable digest, with a pinned Caddy 2.10.2 gateway as the only published service. The tasks_data and config_data volumes are mounted, a 32-character password is generated, and the board is published over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Create Your First Lane
Open your HTTPS Tasks.md URL. The first start takes 1 to 2 minutes because the interface is rebuilt, then your browser asks for the username and the generated password from your installation credentials. Create your first lane and add cards.

Everything Tasks.md Does, On Your Own Server

Tasks.md runs in full here: a file-based Kanban board on your own domain, with every lane and card kept as plain files you can back up.

Lanes As Folders, Cards As Markdown
Each lane is a folder and each card is a plain .md file in the tasks_data volume, so your board is readable and portable without any database.
Search, Sorting And Tags
Find cards with search, sort them, and organise work with tags kept in the config_data volume.
Due Dates And View Modes
Add due dates to cards and switch between the board's view modes to suit how you plan.
Uploaded Images Kept With Your Cards
Images you upload to cards are stored in the config volume next to your tags and custom stylesheets.
Sign-In In Front Of Everything
A Caddy gateway puts HTTP Basic Auth in front of the whole interface and API, rejecting unauthenticated requests with 401 and path-traversal style requests.
No Database To Run
There is nothing to install, tune or back up beyond two named volumes.

Everything You Need To Run Your Kanban Board 24/7

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

Tasks.md 3.3.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Sign-in password generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Tasks.md

Personal task tracking you own
Keep your own to-dos as plain Markdown files on a server you control, with no third-party service holding them.
Small-team boards
Give a small team one shared board behind a single sign-in, with search, sorting, tags and due dates for day-to-day planning.
A board with no database to maintain
Run Kanban without a database server: back up two volumes and your whole board comes with them.
Cards that stay portable
Because every card is a .md file, your tasks are not locked into a proprietary export format.

Tasks.md Screenshots

Tasks.md Kanban board with lanes and cards

Tasks.md vs Alternatives

Trello: A hosted Kanban service, so boards live on the vendor's servers; Tasks.md keeps cards as Markdown files on your own server.
Planka: Another self-hosted Kanban board available on xCloud; Tasks.md differs by needing no database and storing cards as plain Markdown files.
Kanboard: Another self-hosted Kanban board available on xCloud; Tasks.md differs by needing no database and storing cards as plain Markdown files.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Tasks.md sits alongside other productivity tools.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 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. Tasks.md itself is licensed by its maintainers under MIT.

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Ready To Run Your Own Kanban Board?

Tasks.md 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Does Tasks.md need a database?

No. Lanes are folders and cards are Markdown files in the tasks volume.

How do I sign in?

Use the username and generated password from the installation credentials; your browser prompts for them. Tasks.md has no accounts of its own, so this HTTP Basic prompt in front of the whole interface and API is the only protection.

What runs alongside Tasks.md?

A small Caddy gateway that enforces the sign-in and forwards traffic to the app. The Tasks.md container itself is reachable only from the gateway.

Who should have the password?

Only people you trust: anyone who passes the prompt can view, change and delete every lane and card.

Why is the first load slow?

The interface is rebuilt every time the container starts, so the site takes 1 to 2 minutes to answer after the first install and after every redeploy.

How do I change the username or password?

Change ADMIN_USERNAME and ADMIN_PASSWORD in the environment settings, then Save & Redeploy. They are applied by the gateway on every start.

Edit environment variables

What should I back up?

Both volumes: tasks_data (lanes and cards) and config_data (tags, sort order, uploaded images and custom stylesheets). Keep the stable .env values too.

Backups in xCloud

What survives a restart?

Lanes, cards, tags and uploaded images were still present after an xCloud Restart in QA, because they live on persistent named volumes.

Does the installable-app (PWA) option work?

The installable-app manifest may not load behind the sign-in prompt; the board itself works normally.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Tasks.md?

No. The template pins Tasks.md 3.3.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up first, read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 256 MB of RAM and 2 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 38 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Tasks.md?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the Tasks.md project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source Tasks.md project.

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.