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This version is not production-ready and may result in data loss. Use at your own risk.

No Backup - No Mercy!

System Requirements​

Install PLANKA (Nightly)​

Create the installation directory:

mkdir C:\planka
cd C:\planka

Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/plankanban/planka.git .

Install dependencies and build the client:

npm install

cd client
npm run build

Instead of copying files, use symbolic links for easier updates:

New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\planka\server\public\favicon.ico" -Target "C:\planka\client\dist\favicon.ico"
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\planka\server\public\logo192.png" -Target "C:\planka\client\dist\logo192.png"
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\planka\server\public\logo512.png" -Target "C:\planka\client\dist\logo512.png"
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\planka\server\public\manifest.json" -Target "C:\planka\client\dist\manifest.json"
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\planka\server\public\robots.txt" -Target "C:\planka\client\dist\robots.txt"
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\planka\server\public\assets" -Target "C:\planka\client\dist\assets"
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\planka\server\views\index.html" -Target "C:\planka\client\dist\index.html"

Configure Environment Variables​

Go to the server directory and copy the sample .env file:

cd C:\planka\server
cp .env.sample .env

Generate a secret key:

-join ((33..126) | Get-Random -Count 32 | % {[char]$_})

Note the output - you'll need it for the .env file.

Edit the .env file:

notepad.exe .env

Example .env configuration:

## Required

BASE_URL=http://YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME:YOUR_PORT
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://planka:YOUR_DATABASE_PASSWORD@localhost/planka
SECRET_KEY=YOUR_GENERATED_KEY

## Optional

...

Initialize the Database and Create an Admin User​

Initialize the database:

npm run db:init

Create an admin user:

npm run db:create-admin-user

Sample output:

Email: YOUR_ADMIN_EMAIL
Password: YOUR_ADMIN_PASSWORD
Name: ...
Username (optional): ...

Start PLANKA​

From the server directory, start PLANKA:

npm start --prod

Access PLANKA​

Once the services are running, browse to http://YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME:YOUR_PORT and log in as YOUR_ADMIN_EMAIL with the password YOUR_ADMIN_PASSWORD.

Troubleshooting​

If you encounter issues during the build process on Windows, try:

git config --global core.autocrlf false

Then restart the installation process from the beginning.