Access Wekan
- Open your browser and go to:
http://<SERVER_IP>(HTTP) - Register your username, email address and password.
- First registered user will be admin, and next ones normal users.
- During registration, you may see an “Internal Server Error” because email is not configured, but the user is still created and you can log in normally.
- If you want to disable self-registration, go to Admin Panel → Settings and check “Disable Self Registration”.
Important Paths
- Install directory:
/root/wekan - Compose file:
/root/wekan/docker-compose.yml - File uploads:
/var/lib/docker/volumes/wekan_wekan-files/_data - Database:
/var/lib/docker/volumes/wekan_wekan-db/_data - NGINX config:
/etc/nginx/sites-available/wekan - NGINX enabled site:
/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/wekan
Common Commands
Navigate to project:
cd /opt/wekan
View logs:
docker compose logs -f
Restart services:
docker compose restart
Stop / Start:
docker compose down
docker compose up -d
Check containers:
docker ps
Enable Email (Optional)
Edit:
/root/wekan/docker-compose.yml
Uncomment and configure:
MAIL_URL=smtp://<mail_url>:25/?ignoreTLS=true&tls={rejectUnauthorized:false}
MAIL_FROM=Wekan Notifications <[email protected]>
Then apply:
docker compose up -d
Enabling SSL with a Domain
1. Point your domain to the server IP.
2. Edit docker-compose.yml to set your domain as ROOT_URL: ROOT_URL=https://your.domain.com
3. Recreate the services:
cd /root/wekan/
docker compose up -d
3. Edit Nginx config and replace server_name _; with your domain (server_name <your-domain>;):
vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/wekan
4. Install Certbot:
apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-nginx
5. Run the following command to generate a valid Let’s Encrypt certificate:
certbot --nginx --non-interactive --agree-tos --email [email protected] -d yourdomain.com
6. Restart Nginx to apply the changes:
systemctl restart nginx
7. Open your browser and visit: https://yourdomain.com