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Deploy Leantime on Your Own Server

Leantime is an open source project management system for small teams and startups written in PHP, Javascript using MySQL.

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What is Leantime?

Leantime is an open source project management system for small teams and startups written in PHP, Javascript using MySQL. Designed to help you manage your projects from ideation to delivery. See more details here at https://leantime.io

Self-Host Leantime

Follow these steps to deploy on your own server.

1

Install Docker

Skip this step if Docker is already installed on your server.

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
2

Configure

Customize the settings below. Defaults work for most cases.

General
3

Deploy

Copy the configuration and run it on your server.

services:
  leantime:
    image: leantime/leantime:2.3.6
    environment:
      LEAN_APP_URL: https://leantime.your-domain.com
      LEAN_DB_DATABASE: leantime
      LEAN_DB_HOST: leantime-mysql
      LEAN_DB_PASSWORD: c08dce220d47e376
      LEAN_DB_USER: leantimeuser
      LEAN_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE: Europe/London
      LEAN_SESSION_EXPIRATION: "28800"
      LEAN_SESSION_PASSWORD: 5ce904587db0e7be0e69d5b31a40f839
  leantime-mysql:
    environment:
      MYSQL_DATABASE: leantime
      MYSQL_PASSWORD: c08dce220d47e376
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: c08dce220d47e376
      MYSQL_USER: leantimeuser
    volumes:
      - leantime-mysql-data:/var/lib/mysql
volumes:
  leantime-mysql-data: {}

Then run:

docker compose up -d
4

Access

Once started, access your app at http://localhost:80

Why Self-Host Leantime?

Full Data Ownership

Your data stays on your servers. No third-party access.

No Monthly Fees

Pay only for your server. No per-seat or usage charges.

Complete Control

Customize, backup, and scale on your own terms.

Privacy & Compliance

Meet GDPR, HIPAA, or internal security requirements.

Technical Details

Docker Image

leantime/leantime:${leantime_ver}

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