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Integrate with Planka

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What is Planka?​

Planka is an open-source, Trello-like application with a Kanban board system, used for project management.

-- https://planka.app/

Preparation​

The following placeholders are used in this guide:

  • authentik.company is the FQDN of the authentik installation.
  • planka.company is the FQDN of the Planka installation.
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This documentation lists only the settings that you need to change from their default values. Be aware that any changes other than those explicitly mentioned in this guide could cause issues accessing your application.

authentik configuration​

Redirect URI changes in authentik 2026.5

In authentik versions earlier than 2026.5, all Redirect URIs are automatically treated as Authorization type. If you are using one of these older authentik versions, add only the Authorization URL to your Redirect URIs and do not configure a Post Logout URI.

To support the integration of Planka with authentik, you need to create an application/provider pair in authentik.

Create an application and provider​

  1. Log in to authentik as an administrator and open the authentik Admin interface.

  2. Navigate to Applications > Applications and click New Application to create an application and provider pair. (Alternatively you can first create a provider separately, then create the application and connect it with the provider.)

    • Application: provide a descriptive name, an optional group for the type of application, the policy engine mode, optional UI settings, and note the application Slug value because it will be required later.
    • Choose a Provider type: select OAuth2/OpenID Connect as the provider type.
    • Configure the Provider: provide a name (or accept the auto-provided name), the authorization flow to use for this provider, and the following required configurations.
      • Note the Client ID and Client Secret values because they will be required later.
      • Add a Redirect URI of type Strict Authorization as https://planka.company/oidc-callback.
      • Select any available signing key.
    • Configure Bindings (optional): you can create a binding (policy, group, or user) to manage the listing and access to applications on a user's Application Dashboard page.

  3. Click Submit to save the new application and provider.

Create role groups (optional)​

Planka can set user roles from the OIDC groups claim. To provision users with Planka administrative or project owner permissions, create corresponding groups in authentik.

  1. Log in to authentik as an administrator and open the authentik Admin interface.
  2. Navigate to Directory > Groups and click Create.
  3. Set a name for the group (for example, planka-admin or planka-project-owner) and click Create.
  4. Click the name of the newly created group, and then switch to the Users tab.
  5. Click Add existing user, select the user who requires the corresponding Planka role, and click Add.

Planka configuration​

Add the following required environment variables to your Planka deployment:

.env
BASE_URL=https://planka.company
OIDC_ISSUER=https://authentik.company/application/o/<application_slug>/
OIDC_CLIENT_ID=<Client ID from authentik>
OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET=<Client Secret from authentik>

To assign Planka roles from authentik group membership, add the relevant role mappings:

.env
OIDC_ADMIN_ROLES=planka-admin
OIDC_PROJECT_OWNER_ROLES=planka-project-owner

To enforce SSO and disable local authentication, add the following environment variable:

.env
OIDC_ENFORCED=true

Restart Planka after applying the environment variable changes.

Configuration verification​

To verify the integration with Planka, log out and attempt to log back in using the Log in with SSO button. You should be redirected to authentik, and then redirected back to the Planka dashboard.

Resources​