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What is OpenProject?

The open-source powerhouse that replaces Jira, Asana, and Microsoft Project.

OpenProject is the leading open-source project management software. It combines "Classic" waterfall management (Gantt charts, timelines) with "Agile" methodologies (Scrum boards, Backlogs) in one secure interface.

For engineering firms, construction companies, and software teams, it is the ultimate tool for keeping projects on track without handing your sensitive roadmaps and trade secrets to a third-party SaaS provider.

⚠️ The "Rails Monolith" Problem

OpenProject is built on Ruby on Rails. It is robust and powerful, but it is notoriously "heavy." It consumes significant RAM just to start up. If you try to run this on a cheap $5 VPS, it will crash before you even log in.

Why DIY OpenProject is Hard

The infrastructure bottlenecks you will face:

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The "Worker" Timeout: OpenProject relies on background workers (Sidekiq) to send emails and process Gantt charts. If these workers crash due to low RAM (OOM Kill), your project board stops updating.
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Complex Proxying: The app runs on an internal port (usually 6000), but you need to route traffic via Nginx on port 443 with SSL. Getting the headers right for the Angular frontend is tricky.
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Notification Failures: Just like Jira, OpenProject spams your team with email updates. Configuring a local Postfix server to deliver these without hitting spam folders is a nightmare.
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Database Latency: Generating a Gantt chart for a 2-year project with 500 tasks requires a massive database query. On slow storage, this page load takes 10+ seconds.

The "Bad Gateway" Experience

You update the server, and suddenly the background workers detach from the main process, leaving your team in the dark:

# 1. Checking Status...
root@vps:~/openproject# docker-compose ps
web_1 npm run start Up (health: starting)
worker_1 sidekiq 6.0 Exit 137

# 2. Investigating the Crash
root@vps:~/openproject# docker logs openproject_worker_1
Error: R14 (Memory Quota Exceeded). Process killed.
Killed

# 3. Trying to access the site...
502 Bad Gateway (Nginx)

Your developers are waiting to push code, but the project board is offline.

The Leapjuice Way

We provide the high-memory, high-compute environment that OpenProject demands. We treat it like the Enterprise Application it is.

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Google C4D Power: Ruby on Rails is CPU-intensive. Our 5th Gen AMD processors execute the code 40% faster than standard VPSs, making the interface snappy.
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Hyperdisk Database: Complex Gantt charts and filtered queries load instantly thanks to our 500MB/s storage throughput.
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Managed Email Relay: We route all project notifications through SendGrid/Mailgun. Your team never misses a ticket update.
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Automated Backups: Project data is business-critical. We backup your entire instance daily, so you can rollback if someone accidentally deletes a project.
Deploy Project Command

Starts at $29/mo. Secure. Private. Powerful.

Use Cases

Software Development: Use the Agile/Scrum boards to manage sprints, while keeping your source code plans private on your own server.

Construction & Engineering: Use the classic Waterfall/Gantt charts to manage multi-year timelines with thousands of dependencies.

Government & Healthcare: Manage projects containing sensitive data (HIPAA/GDPR) without uploading it to a public cloud like Jira.