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Open source you can run yourself.

The Kanroo core is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Read it, run it, change it. Kanroo Cloud is the same core, run by us in the EU, with every Enterprise feature included.

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  • AGPL-3.0-only
  • No plan limits when you self-host
  • Docker Compose
github.com/kanrooHQ/kanroo

What is in the repository

apps/
Web app and Core API
packages/
Core libraries, MCP server
deploy/
Docker Compose, Caddy
LICENSE
AGPL-3.0-only
CONTRIBUTING.md
How to contribute
TRADEMARKS.md
Name and mascot

Editions

Two editions, one honest table

The core is the same in both. The Enterprise Edition adds a set of server features for larger teams, under a commercial license.

  • Core

    Self-hosted

    Open source
    License
    AGPL-3.0-only
    Price
    Free
    Plan limits
    None
    • Included: Boards, views, wiki, forms, public boards, imports, exports, search, API and MCP
    • Not included: Live updates and presence
    • Not included: Single sign-on (SSO) with OIDC
    • Not included: Webhooks
    • Not included: Audit log
    • Not included: Web push notifications
    • Not included: Email Intakes and Reply by Email

  • Enterprise Edition

    Self-hosted

    Commercial license
    License
    Kanroo Enterprise License 1.0
    Price
    On request, with a 14-day free evaluation
    Plan limits
    None
    • Included: Boards, views, wiki, forms, public boards, imports, exports, search, API and MCP
    • Included: Live updates and presence
    • Included: Single sign-on (SSO) with OIDC
    • Included: Webhooks
    • Included: Audit log
    • Included: Web push notifications
    • Included: Email Intakes and Reply by Email

Our commitment: Released Core source stays AGPL-3.0-only. Released Core features do not move behind the Enterprise boundary.

Written down in CONTRIBUTING.md

And Kanroo Cloud? Kanroo Cloud is not a third edition. It is the service we run for you in the EU: we host it, and every Enterprise feature is included on every plan.

See the plans

Self-hosting

Run the core on your own server

One Docker Compose file starts Caddy, the app, a worker, PostgreSQL and the migrations. You need a server with Docker and an SMTP account.

  1. Get the code

    Clone the repository. The Compose file and its template live in deploy/. Create your configuration from the template.

    Terminal
    git clone https://github.com/kanrooHQ/kanroo.git
cd kanroo/deploy
cp .env.example .env

  2. Write your environment file

    Replace every random placeholder in .env with a secret. Then set the release image (KANROO_IMAGE), your domain (APP_DOMAIN), the sender address (MAIL_FROM) and SMTP. SMTP is required, because sign-in uses email codes.

    Terminal
    perl -pi -e 's/replace-with-a-random-\S+/qx(openssl rand -hex 32) =~ s|\s||gr/e' .env

  3. Start the stack

    Start PostgreSQL, set up its roles, run the migrations, then start the app, the worker and Caddy. Caddy gets the TLS certificate for your domain.

    Terminal
    docker compose up -d --wait postgres
sh postgres/provision.sh
docker compose run --rm kanroo-migrate
docker compose up -d

  4. Then open your domain and sign in with the code we email you.

License

Why AGPL-3.0

We chose a license that keeps the core open for everyone.

  • Improvements stay open

    Anyone who offers a changed Kanroo core as a network service must share the source of those changes with its users.

  • Your team can always run it

    Run Kanroo for your own organization at no cost and without plan limits. No license key, no seat count.

  • A real open-source license

    The Open Source Initiative approves AGPL-3.0. It is not a source-available or fair-use license with extra conditions.

Community

Contributions, trademarks and the Enterprise Edition

  • Contributions are open

    Issues and pull requests to Kanroo Core are welcome. Open an issue before larger work, so we agree on the direction first. On your first pull request you sign the Contributor License Agreement once, and you keep the copyright in your work.

    Read CONTRIBUTING.md

  • The name and the mascot

    The name Kanroo and the brand assets, the mascot included, are owned by TECHPOINT. They are not covered by the AGPL. Forks are welcome under another name and with their own logo.

    Read TRADEMARKS.md

  • Enterprise Edition for self-hosters

    Run SSO, webhooks, the audit log and live updates on your own servers. For businesses, priced on request, with a 14-day free evaluation. The Enterprise Edition is not open source.

    See Enterprise on-premises

Open Source Friends

Built on the work of others

Kanroo and this website stand on 57 open-source projects. We name every one, with its license.

  • Angular
  • Angular CDK
  • Spartan UI
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Better Auth
  • PostgreSQL
  • Drizzle ORM
  • node-postgres
  • TypeScript
  • pnpm
  • Turborepo
  • Geist
  • Lucide
  • ng-icons
  • Astro
  • Pagefind
  • cobe
  • and 39 more
Meet our Open Source Friends

Run it yourself, or let us run it.

Self-host the open-source core without plan limits. Or start on Kanroo Cloud, with updates, backups and monitoring handled by us.

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