Kaneo

Kaneo is an open source, self-hosted project management platform built for teams who want a tool that stays out of the way. Written primarily in TypeScript with a React frontend and a Hono backend, it supports kanban-style issue tracking and workflow management, and positions itself as a lightweight alternative to heavier platforms like Jira and Linear, giving teams full ownership of their data and infrastructure.

The project is guided by a simple philosophy: less is more. Instead of piling on notifications, buttons, and complex workflows, Kaneo focuses on the essentials needed to track issues and manage work, aiming to amplify a team's existing process rather than force adaptation to a rigid tool. Performance and a clean interface are treated as first-class priorities rather than afterthoughts.

Key features include:

• Clean interface — a minimal design that keeps attention on the work itself
• Self-hosted deployment — full control over data since nothing is sent to third-party servers
• Performance focus — built to be fast rather than bloated
• Open source licensing — released under the permissive MIT license

Getting started is straightforward through several paths: a one-click setup using the drim CLI tool with automatic HTTPS and database configuration, a Docker Compose stack pairing the Kaneo container with PostgreSQL, or a Helm chart for Kubernetes deployments. The project also maintains an active Discord community and accepts GitHub Sponsors support to sustain ongoing development, reflecting its identity as a community-driven, open source alternative to commercial project management tools. Advanced deployments can also run the API and web services as separate containers for greater flexibility.