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Taiga

Open-source agile project management platform for Scrum and Kanban methodologies.

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LicenseMPL-2.0
GitHub stars847
Last commit4 weeks ago
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Self HostedProject ManagementPythonScrumAgileKanban
Overview

Why consider Taiga?

Taiga is an open-source project management platform designed for agile teams. It features Scrum sprints, Kanban boards, issue tracking, estimation gamification, and wiki docs.

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Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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What is Taiga?

Taiga is an open-source project management platform built specifically for cross-functional agile development teams. Written in Python (Django) and AngularJS/Angular, Taiga operates as a developer-friendly alternative to enterprise project management suites like Jira, Targetprocess, and Asana.

Taiga supports agile methodologies natively, allowing teams to choose between Scrum sprints (complete with user story estimation, burndown charts, and backlog planning) or continuous Kanban workflows with custom Swimlanes and Work-In-Progress (WIP) limits.

Who Is It For?

  • Agile Software Development Teams: Running 2-week Scrum sprints with user stories, task cards, and automated burndown velocity tracking.
  • Design & Creative Studios: Managing ongoing task queues using visual Kanban boards with WIP limits.
  • Open-Source Communities: Hosting public issue trackers and contribution boards with external contributor accounts.

Key Features

  • Native Scrum module: User story backlog, epic grouping, sprint planning, and automated burndown/burnup velocity charts.
  • Flexible Kanban module: Customizable workflow stages, swimlanes, card color coding, and Work-In-Progress (WIP) limits.
  • Integrated issue tracking: Bug severity classification, priority tagging, and GitHub/GitLab commit auto-linking.
  • Built-in Project Wiki: Document technical architecture, sprint retrospective notes, and product guidelines alongside task boards.
  • Webhooks and integrations: Bidirectional sync with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Mattermost, and Slack.

Deploying Taiga with Docker Compose

Clone the official Taiga Docker repository:

bash
1git clone https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-docker.git
2cd taiga-docker

Generate the configuration file and launch the containers:

bash
1./launch-all.sh

Or start manually via standard compose:

bash
1docker compose up -d

Access the Taiga web portal at http://localhost:9000. Log in using default credentials admin / 123123 and change your password in the profile settings.

Practical Use Cases

1. Scrum Sprint Planning & Burndown Tracking

An agile team plans a 14-day sprint, assigns user story points using Agile Planning Poker, and tracks daily progress against the automated Burndown Curve.

2. High-Throughput Bug Triage Queue

QA engineers log software defects with reproduction steps; developers triage issues by severity and automatically close tickets via Git commit messages (fixes #42).

3. Integrated Project Knowledge Base

A team documents API contracts, onboarding instructions, and sprint retro notes directly in the project's integrated Markdown Wiki.

Troubleshooting and Limitations

  • Host Domain Configuration: In .env, ensure TAIGA_SITES_SCHEME and TAIGA_SITES_DOMAIN match your external access URL (e.g. https://taiga.example.com) to prevent CORS and WebSocket errors.
  • Async Celery Worker Queue: Verify that the Celery background worker container is healthy to process email notifications and webhook dispatches.

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Taiga FAQs

Taiga is listed as a Productivity tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Taiga is listed under the MPL-2.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Taiga is listed as an alternative to Trello. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.