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This guide shows you the steps to deploy a self-hosted instance of the Plane Commercial Edition using Docker Swarm.

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Install Plane

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Prerequisites

  • Before you get started, make sure you have a Docker Swarm environment set up and ready to go.
  • Your setup should support either amd64 or arm64 architectures.

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Procedure

  1. Download the required depoyment files
    • swarm-compose.yml – Defines Plane’s services and dependencies. 
      curl -fsSL https://prime.plane.so/releases/<plane-version>/swarm-compose.yml -o swarm-compose.yml
    • variables.env – Stores environment variables for your deployment. 
      curl -fsSL https://prime.plane.so/releases/<plane-version>/variables.env -o plane.env
    The <plane-version> value should be v1.8.3 or higher.
  2. Configure environment variables
    Before deploying, edit the variables.env file in your preferred text editor and update the following values:
    • DOMAIN_NAME – (required) Your application’s domain name.
    • SITE_ADDRESS – (required) The full domain name (FQDN) of your instance.
    • MACHINE_SIGNATURE – (required) A unique identifier for your machine. You can generate this by running below code in terminal: 
      sed -i 's/MACHINE_SIGNATURE=.*/MACHINE_SIGNATURE='$(openssl rand -hex 16)'/' plane.env
    • CERT_EMAIL – (optional) Email address for SSL certificate generation (only needed if you’re setting up HTTPS).
  3. Configure external DB, Redis, and RabbitMQ
    When self-hosting Plane for production use, it is strongly recommended to configure external database and storage. This ensures that your data remains secure and accessible even if the local machine crashes or encounters hardware issues. Relying solely on local storage for these components increases the risk of data loss and service disruption.
    • DATABASE_URL – Connection string for your external database.
    • REDIS_URL – Connection string for your external Redis instance.
    • AMQP_URL – Connection string for your external RabbitMQ server.
  4. Load the environment variables 
    set -o allexport; source <path-to variables.env>; set +o allexport;
  5. Deploy the stack 
    docker stack deploy -c <path-to swarm-compose.yml> plane
    That’s it! This will deploy Plane as a Swarm stack, and your instance should be accessible on your configured domain.
  6. If you’ve purchased a paid plan, activate your license key to unlock premium features.