This guide shows you the steps to deploy a self-hosted instance of Plane using Portainer.

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Install Plane

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Prerequisites

  • Before you get started, make sure you have a Portainer 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

    • portainer-compose.yml – Defines Plane’s services and dependencies. 
      curl -fsSL https://prime.plane.so/releases/<plane-version>/portainer-compose.yml -o portainer-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 v1.8.2 or higher.

  2. Click + Add stack on Portainer.

  3. Copy and paste the contents of portainer-compose.yml into the editor.

  4. Load environment variables from the variables.env file.

  5. Configure environment variables
    Before deploying, edit the following variables:

    • 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).

  6. 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.

  7. Click Deploy the stack.

That’s it! Once the deployment is complete, Plane should be up and running on your configured domain.