Redmine

Mature, flexible open source project management. Ruby on Rails.

by Redmine ·Project Management · platform

Operational · 99.91% · 225ms · 78h ago

Official Verified Security 87/100 Quality 89/100 Last checked Aug 28, 2026

What it is

Redmine is a flexible open source project management web app. Written in Ruby on Rails, supports MySQL/Postgres/SQLite, multiple projects, Gantt charts, calendars, time tracking, wikis, forums, file management, and per-project wikis/forums.

Why we recommend it

If you need a project management tool that has been battle-tested for 15+ years, Redmine is it. The feature set is enormous, the plugin ecosystem is huge, and the codebase is mature.

When to use it

Replacing Jira for a team that wants self-hosting
Companies with complex multi-project workflows
Teams that need Gantt charts and time tracking
Long-running software projects that want a stable tool

Quickstart

Run this in your terminal. Self-hosts locally with Docker or your preferred setup.

$ docker run -d --name redmine -p 3000:3000 -v redmine_data:/usr/src/redmine/files redmine:latest

Setup

**Docker:** ``` docker run -d --name redmine -p 3000:3000 redmine:latest ``` **Bitnami:** ``` docker run -d --name redmine -p 80:80 -p 443:443 bitnami/redmine:latest ```

Integrates with

ldapsvngitrest-apiemail

Common use cases

→jira-replacement
→multi-project
→gantt
→time-tracking

Pricing

Free. GPL-2.0 licensed. Self-host on any server.

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