Vikunja

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
Vikunja Host Port
Vikunja /config Path

Vikunja is an open-source, self-hostable to-do app. It helps you organize your tasks and projects with features like list, kanban, gantt, and table views - all while keeping your data under your control.


Port	`3456`
Registry	`ghcr.io/daemonless/vikunja`
Daemonless	daemonless/vikunja
Source	vikunja.io
Website	vikunja.io

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`pkg`	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Production stability.
`pkg-latest`	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Staying current.

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions, including the security model for host vs. container privileges.

Deployment

Podman AppJail Bastille

Compose CLI Ansible

services:
  vikunja:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/vikunja:latest"
    container_name: vikunja
    environment:
      - PUID=1000  # User ID for the application process
      - PGID=1000  # Group ID for the application process
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
      - VIKUNJA_SERVICE_PUBLICURL=  # Address you open Vikunja at, e.g. http://192.168.1.10:3456/ (used in links and emails it sends)
    volumes:
      - "/containers/vikunja:/config"
    ports:
      - "3456:3456"
    # always (not unless-stopped) so FreeBSD's podman rc.d auto-starts it at boot
    restart: always

Save as compose.yaml, then run podman-compose up -d.

podman run -d --name vikunja \
  -p 3456:3456 \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -e VIKUNJA_SERVICE_PUBLICURL= \
  -v /containers/vikunja:/config \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/vikunja:latest

Save as run.sh, then run sh run.sh.

- name: Deploy vikunja
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: vikunja
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/vikunja:latest"
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
      VIKUNJA_SERVICE_PUBLICURL: ""
    ports:
      - "3456:3456"
    volumes:
      - "/containers/vikunja:/config"

Save as vikunja-deploy.yaml, then run ansible-playbook vikunja-deploy.yaml.

Warning

Exposing ports in AppJail means that your service can be reached from remote hosts. If that is not your intention, do not expose the ports and communicate with the service using the jail's IPv4 address or hostname assigned by the virtual network.

Director CLI

# .env

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=vikunja
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC
VIKUNJA_SERVICE_PUBLICURL=

# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  vikunja:
    name: vikunja
    options:
      - container: 'args:--pull'
      - expose: '3456:3456 proto:tcp'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
        - VIKUNJA_SERVICE_PUBLICURL: !ENV '${VIKUNJA_SERVICE_PUBLICURL}'
    volumes:
      - VIKUNJA_CONFIG_PATH: /config
volumes:
  VIKUNJA_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/containers/vikunja'

# Makejail

ARG tag=pkg

OPTION container=boot
OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/vikunja:${tag}

Save the files above, then run appjail-director up.

appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -o expose="3456:3456 proto:tcp" \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -e VIKUNJA_SERVICE_PUBLICURL= \
  -o fstab="/containers/vikunja /config <pseudofs>" \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/vikunja:latest vikunja

Save the files above, then run sh run.sh.

Experimental

Bastille's OCI support is experimental. It requires buildah and shares the host network stack (inherit). Mount volumes with --volume HOST JAIL; without it, image-declared volumes are stored under ${bastille_volumesdir}/${jail}.

Compose CLI

services:
  vikunja:
    name: vikunja
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/vikunja:latest"
    network:
      - mode: host
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
      - VIKUNJA_SERVICE_PUBLICURL=
    volumes:
      - "/containers/vikunja:/config"

Save as bastille-compose.yml, then run bastille up.

bastille create -O \
  --env PUID=1000 \
  --env PGID=1000 \
  --env TZ=UTC \
  --env VIKUNJA_SERVICE_PUBLICURL= \
  --volume /containers/vikunja /config \
  vikunja ghcr.io/daemonless/vikunja:latest inherit

Access at: http://localhost:3456

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`PUID`	`1000`	User ID for the application process
`PGID`	`1000`	Group ID for the application process
`TZ`	`UTC`	Timezone for the container
`VIKUNJA_SERVICE_PUBLICURL`	``	Address you open Vikunja at, e.g. http://192.168.1.10:3456/ (used in links and emails it sends)

Volumes

Path	Description
`/config`	Database (vikunja.db), uploaded files and the login secret

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
`3456`	TCP	Web UI

Implementation Details

Architectures: amd64
User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).

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