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Taiga: Open Source alternative to Jira in 2026

Taiga is an agile project management platform with Scrum and Kanban, backlog and user stories, aimed at teams who want Jira's simplicity without its complexity.

Alternative to Jira
License AGPL-3.0857 starsWebsite GitHub Repository

Audit Snapshot

View notes →

  • License — Discrepancy with GitHub

  • GitHub — Active

  • Latest release — django17-deploy-step1

  • Docker Compose — Partial

  • Production — Not production-tested by AltFreeStack

Taiga vs. Jira

Pros

  • Much gentler learning curve than Jira

Things to consider

  • Full production stack needs more pieces (nginx, RabbitMQ)

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

💡 Official SaaS or self-hosted with AltFreeStack?

  • On the official cloud: $8.15/mo per user on Jira.
  • On your own VPS: 100% free software on your own server, with no artificial row, project or user limits.
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
  taiga-back:
    image: taigaio/taiga-back:6.10.2
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_HOST=taiga-db
      - POSTGRES_DB=taiga
      - POSTGRES_USER=taiga
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=change-me-postgres-password # REQUIRED: generate a random secret before first run
      - SECRET_KEY=change-me-super-secret
    depends_on:
      - taiga-db
  taiga-db:
    image: postgres:15-alpine
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_DB=taiga
      - POSTGRES_USER=taiga
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=change-me-postgres-password # REQUIRED: generate a random secret before first run
    volumes:
      - taiga_pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes:
  taiga_pg_data:

🚀 Deploy in 1 command

Recommended for beginners

Copy this single command and paste it into your freshly created VPS's console (Vultr, DigitalOcean...). It downloads the script, prints it to your screen so you can see exactly what it's about to do (never a blind direct pipe), and only then installs Docker if needed, writes the files with secrets already generated, and starts everything — no nano, no pasting code blocks.

curl -sSL ".../api/deploy?stack=taiga" -o deploy.sh && cat deploy.sh && bash deploy.sh
See what this script does →

This docker-compose corresponds to an actively maintained project — last commit 14 days ago.

This docker-compose not working for you? Report it on GitHub →

Technical profile

License
AGPL-3.0
Category
Productivity
Replaces
Jira
Tech stack
DjangoAngularJSPostgreSQL

Under the hood

Database

PostgreSQL

Language

Python (Django)

Platforms

Web

Key features

  • Scrum and Kanban in the same project
  • Backlog and user stories
  • Epics and sprints
💾 Backups in 3 steps (Day 2)

As long as the ./data folder (the "volume" mapped into the container) exists on your server, your data survives any restart or container update — that's the only thing you need to back up.

1. Create a compressed backup on the server

tar -czvf backup-$(date +%F).tar.gz ./data

2. Download it to your computer

From your computer's terminal (not your server's):

scp root@YOUR_IP:~/app/backup-*.tar.gz ./

3. Restore in case of emergency

tar -xzvf backup-file.tar.gz
🌐 Connect your domain with free SSL

Step 1 — Set up the DNS

In your domain registrar's dashboard (Cloudflare, Namecheap, GoDaddy...), create a record:

Type
A
Name/Host
@ (root domain) or a subdomain, e.g. app
Content/Value
Your server's public IP

Wait 5 to 15 minutes for the record to propagate across the internet.

Step 2 — Automatic reverse proxy with Caddy

One single file, no Nginx config or manual certificates — Caddy issues and renews Let's Encrypt HTTPS on its own.

Create a file called Caddyfile:

yourdomain.com {
    reverse_proxy localhost:8000
}

Start Caddy with this command (pulls the image and runs it in the background):

docker run -d -p 80:80 -p 443:443 --name caddy --restart always -v $PWD/Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile -v caddy_data:/data caddy