# Installation Issues

**URL:** https://kanboard.discourse.group/c/installation-issues/5.md

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## [About the Installation Issues category](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/about-the-installation-issues-category/12)

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**Author:** [@fred](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/fred)\
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## [Database prefix](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/database-prefix/3685)

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**Author:** [@Wawello](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Wawello)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/database-prefix/3685 "2026-08-15T08:36:20Z")

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Hi. I have a database (MySQL), but it’s configured with multiple tables from other services. How can I set a prefix for KanBoard tables to visually separate them? I don’t see this setting in the configuration file: d…

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## [After fresh installation, I only get Migration errors](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/after-fresh-installation-i-only-get-migration-errors/3497)

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**Author:** [@DJGummikuh](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/DJGummikuh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/after-fresh-installation-i-only-get-migration-errors/3497 "2025-06-14T12:24:14Z")

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I just tried to install kanboard using the mysql docker compose example file. After starting up, I only see this error message: Internal Error: Unable to run SQL migrations: Running migration \\Schema\\version\_132, SQLSTA…

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## [Mail function and php version](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/mail-function-and-php-version/2364)

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**Author:** [@steff](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/steff)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/mail-function-and-php-version/2364 "2025-04-24T03:26:05Z")

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I recently switched from php 7.4. to php 8.0 (with KB version 1.2.23). I use a shared hosting from Host-Europe. When I use the “Send task by email” function, I get an email where the text contains raw HTML that is not p…

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## [Notification projects](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/notification-projects/3452)

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**Author:** [@doubleU](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/doubleU)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/notification-projects/3452 "2025-04-18T22:25:15Z")

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== FR == Bonjour, Je rencontre le problème sur deux installations de kanboard : je n’ai pas la possibilité de faire des notifications par courriel pour les projets. En effet, le fichier config.php place bien la valeur…

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## [Many Error Messages after update to KANBOARD 1.2.43](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/many-error-messages-after-update-to-kanboard-1-2-43/3343)

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**Author:** [@RainerBielefeld](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/RainerBielefeld)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/many-error-messages-after-update-to-kanboard-1-2-43/3343 "2024-12-26T09:17:59Z")

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Errors are Warning: filemtime(): stat failed for \<MyInstallation\>plugins/MarkdownPlus/Assets/js/jquery.textcomplete.min.js in \<MyInstallation\>app/Helper/AssetHelper.php on line 26 Warning: filemtime(): stat failed f…

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## [\[SOLVED\] Cronjob on Sharedhosting](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/solved-cronjob-on-sharedhosting/3306)

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**Author:** [@TickDracy](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/TickDracy)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/solved-cronjob-on-sharedhosting/3306 "2024-11-17T11:05:57Z")

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Hello, I’m current having an issue with my instance of Kanboard. I’m using a shared-hosting, and Kanboard was installed using the Softaculous installation mode. One issue that I noticed is that the Softaculous script c…

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## [I can't install Kanboard with Portainer Swarm](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/i-cant-install-kanboard-with-portainer-swarm/3311)

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**Author:** [@AlvesCosta](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/AlvesCosta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/i-cant-install-kanboard-with-portainer-swarm/3311 "2024-11-10T00:45:22Z")

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Hello guys. Firstly, I apologize for any errors in English, I am using a translator. I just can’t install Kanboard with a YAML This is my YAML file: version: ‘3’ services: kanboard: image: kanboard/kanboard:v1.2.…

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## [Email invitation: invalid HTML](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/email-invitation-invalid-html/3140)

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**Author:** [@codec](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/codec)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/email-invitation-invalid-html/3140 "2024-11-06T18:59:32Z")

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Hello, I’ve installed kanboard 1.2.36 on a webspace, I’ve got no root access. I am using the php mail feature to send mails, which is basically working (mails are send) but the HTML content of the mail is not rendered …

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## [Self-hosting Kanboard on MacOS Sonoma](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/self-hosting-kanboard-on-macos-sonoma/3265)

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**Author:** [@gabyy\_rx](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/gabyy_rx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/self-hosting-kanboard-on-macos-sonoma/3265 "2024-10-26T12:32:26Z")

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Good afternoon, i am having issues with setting up a Vhost hosting Kanboard It is the first time i use shell, php and apache. I wanted to install ‘Kanboard’ on MacOS Sonomoa to use it for a personnal purpose. I want to…

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## [New instalation, who dis? (Cannot initially login on a new Docker instance)](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/new-instalation-who-dis-cannot-initially-login-on-a-new-docker-instance/3240)

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**Author:** [@dzwiedziu](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/dzwiedziu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/new-instalation-who-dis-cannot-initially-login-on-a-new-docker-instance/3240 "2024-08-15T10:37:08Z")

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I’ve decided to make a second Kanboard instance, so I could test a Taskwarrior-Kanboard sync plugin. I’m starting almost from scratch, with a fresh repo with the Docker Compose file (below) modified from my “prod” versi…

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## [Install issues, working on former system](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/install-issues-working-on-former-system/1674)

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**Author:** [@thwaller](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/thwaller)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/install-issues-working-on-former-system/1674 "2024-07-24T04:45:36Z")

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I recently installed a new system, running Ubuntu 20.04.2, MySQL 8.0.23, Apache 2.4.46 and PHP 8.0.2. My former system was Ubuntu 18.04.5, MySQL 5.7, Apache 2.4.46 and PHP 7.4. I do not have the more detailed version sp…

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## [Not possible do create new task](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/not-possible-do-create-new-task/3182)

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**Author:** [@fabioborges](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/fabioborges)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/not-possible-do-create-new-task/3182 "2024-06-25T19:04:23Z")

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When I’m editing any task, I can save normally. Any changes are saved successfully. But when I go to create a new task, it doesn’t save. I click the save button and it doesn’t save and it doesn’t close the window. This p…

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## [\[Solved\] Sidebar is missing on new install](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/solved-sidebar-is-missing-on-new-install/3106)

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**Author:** [@naphelge](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/naphelge)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/solved-sidebar-is-missing-on-new-install/3106 "2024-04-15T03:05:44Z")

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I just installed kanboard (latest v1.2.35) on a new box running xubuntu 22.04, and the sidebar appears to be missing. I have enabled and then disabled the MinimizeSidebar plugin, thinking perhaps the plugin was buggy, bu…

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## [CRONJOB on Synology](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/cronjob-on-synology/3024)

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**Author:** [@Voxian](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Voxian)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/cronjob-on-synology/3024 "2024-04-03T20:26:21Z")

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I apologize for my lack of knowledge here… recently Trello and associated apps increased the limitations of their system, so I am moving to Kanboard. I’ve got everything setup as a docker through portainer in synology. …

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## [403 error on XHR](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/403-error-on-xhr/3087)

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**Author:** [@cebe](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/cebe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/403-error-on-xhr/3087 "2024-03-22T16:53:56Z")

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Hi, I chose Kanboard because it was open source and extremely lightweight. I installed it on an equally lightweight hosting service, using sqlite. However, most of the AJAX requests are blocked by a 403 error. I’ve seen …

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## [(fixed) Getting Kb work with SSL on AWS EC2 Linux](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/fixed-getting-kb-work-with-ssl-on-aws-ec2-linux/3064)

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**Author:** [@vincent](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/vincent)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/fixed-getting-kb-work-with-ssl-on-aws-ec2-linux/3064 "2024-02-24T17:22:39Z")

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Hello, I am not new to Kanboard as I have been using it for several years, but I am trying to get it work on an AWS EC2 instance with SSL, using the Docker image (I am pretty new to Docker) Note that my security group f…

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## [\[SOLVED\] I can't install Kanboard via Apache on Windows 10](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/solved-i-cant-install-kanboard-via-apache-on-windows-10/2746)

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**Author:** [@etiny](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/etiny)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/solved-i-cant-install-kanboard-via-apache-on-windows-10/2746 "2024-02-07T09:33:27Z")

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Hi, I would need your help. I followed this manual to install Kanboard on Windows:\[Installation on Microsoft Windows Server - Kanboard Documentation Everything worked fine unless “PHP installation”: I renamed the f…

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## [How to set up Kanboard with SWAG](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/how-to-set-up-kanboard-with-swag/3047)

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**Author:** [@amca01](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/amca01)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/how-to-set-up-kanboard-with-swag/3047 "2024-02-02T01:47:41Z")

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Here’s how I managed to get Kanboard up and running, with SWAG as a reverse proxy that manages TLS certificates from letsencrypt. First, since I’m using subdomains in SWAG, I set up an A-level subdomain with my domain n…

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## [Issue setting up SSO when running Kanboard as a container](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/issue-setting-up-sso-when-running-kanboard-as-a-container/2991)

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**Author:** [@onlygecko](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/onlygecko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/issue-setting-up-sso-when-running-kanboard-as-a-container/2991 "2023-12-01T14:11:51Z")

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Hi everyone, we are using Kanboard within a Docker container behind an Apache (reverse proxy). We are using the official Docker images. We are currently trying to set up SSO for Kanboard. The Apache seems to be configu…

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## [Assets not loading - kind of](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/assets-not-loading-kind-of/1754)

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**Author:** [@sxvghd](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/sxvghd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/assets-not-loading-kind-of/1754 "2023-11-28T09:12:43Z")

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Hi, I set up Kanboard yesterday, but I seem to misconfigured something because none of the assets (CSS/JS/images) are loading. And by loading I mean get processed/displayed on the screen because as seen below, they a…

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## [Upgrade from older to latest version](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/upgrade-from-older-to-latest-version/2978)

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**Author:** [@steff](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/steff)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/upgrade-from-older-to-latest-version/2978 "2023-11-24T14:41:01Z")

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Dear community, is it possible to switch from an older version (1.2.23) to the current version or do the updates have to be incremental? Best regards Steff

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## [Kanboard is running on wrong url](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/kanboard-is-running-on-wrong-url/2943)

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**Author:** [@mardon](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/mardon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/kanboard-is-running-on-wrong-url/2943 "2023-10-25T07:57:54Z")

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I install kanboard on my ubuntu server 22.04 kanboard is installed in /var/www/html/kanboard and in configuration for apache2 virtual host is \<VirtualHost \*:80\> ServerName kanboard.mydomain.local DocumentRoot /var/www…

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## [Error while creating the container](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/error-while-creating-the-container/2941)

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**Author:** [@Michi](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Michi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/error-while-creating-the-container/2941 "2023-10-17T22:50:36Z")

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hi i have a weird problem when creating the docker container neither docker-compose nor docker run seem to work the error looks like this for example in portainer: Failed to pull images of the stack: kanboard Pulling …

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## [Recommended Font for Kanboard](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommended-font-for-kanboard/2901)

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**Author:** [@aljawaid](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/aljawaid)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/recommended-font-for-kanboard/2901 "2023-08-31T01:57:18Z")

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Does anybody know how to get the recommended font for Kanboard? Kanboard specifies: font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; On Windows 10 my Kanboard always fallsback to Arial in the browser; Helve…

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## [Warning: filemtime()](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/warning-filemtime/2900)

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**Author:** [@Fernando](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Fernando)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/warning-filemtime/2900 "2023-08-28T17:29:09Z")

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I got this message after installing some plugins. Warning: filemtime(): stat failed for /var/www/app/js/offline in /var/www/app/app/Helper/AssetHelper.php on line 26 can anybody help?

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## [Installation to a subdomain](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/installation-to-a-subdomain/2877)

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**Author:** [@kovacs80bela](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/kovacs80bela)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/installation-to-a-subdomain/2877 "2023-08-13T18:35:58Z")

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Hi, I’ve installed kanboard, and it is accessible in example com/kanboard and working as expected. I have a subdomain kanboard example com which is directed to example com/kanboard kanboard.example.com results in “I…

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## [Error sending mail](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/error-sending-mail/2725)

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**Author:** [@WebProviderNGO](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/WebProviderNGO)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/error-sending-mail/2725 "2023-07-07T11:23:00Z")

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Hello! After installation, there was a problem with sending mail. I chose mail transport and SMTP server - no difference. Deprecated: Callables of the form \[“Swift\_Message”, “Swift\_Mime\_SimpleMessage::\_\_construct”\] are…

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## [Login Issues after moving to IIS](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/login-issues-after-moving-to-iis/2813)

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**Author:** [@schroederlicious](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/schroederlicious)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/login-issues-after-moving-to-iis/2813 "2023-05-17T13:38:17Z")

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Hey :wave: I have the following problem in our environment. Kanboard is currently installed on a Windows server running Apache and I wanted to move it to IIS. I used the instructions provided. So far so good. After …

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## [Automatic Actions - Move to Another Project When Task if Moved to a Column](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/automatic-actions-move-to-another-project-when-task-if-moved-to-a-column/2695)

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**Author:** [@jhererxp](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/jhererxp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/automatic-actions-move-to-another-project-when-task-if-moved-to-a-column/2695 "2023-03-28T14:09:19Z")

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Dear guru, I humbly ask for your help in determining the problem that’s causing some tasks being “LOST” in the wilderness. (e.g. the task’s location is in Project B, but is simultaneously in the MOVER column of Project A…

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