I've been looking for a light-weight web-based task or project management solution for a while now. As one can imagine, there are plenty of available options, and I finally settled with Vikunja for a proper test-drive on my VPS.

https://vikunja.io/

Installation was straight-forward using the provided compose file setup to run with rootless podman on my Debian server:

https://vikunja.io/docs/installing/

One awkward twist: I needed to enable open registrations in order to set up my initial user for a few minutes, quickly disabling this setting again. I certainly do not want to run this as open service to the world - just as a single-user instance for myself.

Initial impressions of what I really like:

• hassle-free installation, using standard formats like OCI containers
• mobile-friendly response web UI that can easily be installed as PWA
• keyboard shortcuts for the web UI for all common interactions
• extensive documentation, including a config settings reference
• a friendly llama as icon :D

If you're interested in task / todo management tools for self-hosting, check out this list that I used as inspiration on top of some web research:

https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted?tab=readme-ov-file#task-management--to-do-lists

A strong contender for me was TaskWarrior since I had been using it in the past, and I do like the productive CLI interface with a task-server component for synchronisation. While there are plenty of tools and integrations, I was never satisfied with the available web options, though.

What tools are you using for task management?

Man the #Tables app in #Nextcloud is incredible!

I'm using it to #track my #sleep now, when I take my #meds and when I do certain #tasks/ #chores around the house to solve the syndrome of "Can't Remember Shit" that happens to all of us as we get older. Haha!

It was super easy to setup and configure and very intuitive and the "Tables" #app on my #phone (I got it from #F-Droid) makes adding entries super easy no matter where I am.

Having concrete data to give my doctors is going to be very helpful.

NOW... if only there was a "#Diary" app for my phone that worked with the Nextcloud daily diary/ daily #journal app as well! ;-)

“Canva co-founder #MelaniePerkins wrote to staff on May 5 to unveil #Canva’s official #AIGuidelines, two months after it axed the majority of its #TechnicalWriters division and directed #engineers to complete the bulk of their #tasks using #AITools.

The COACHES (weaselword for manager) said the company had recently directed them to *formally assess* the way employees, known internally as “Canvanauts”, use AI in their six-monthly PERFORMANCE reviews. They also said the company has #automated the #writing of these #reviews.

A company spokesperson denied these claims in a lengthy statement but said Canva does “ENCOURAGE” employees to “reflect on how they’re using AI in their work” on an informal basis and said they use an internal tool that assesses performance reviews against their internal metrics after a human has written the

(No dissent tolerated)

“We’re incredibly committed to helping our team thrive in this new era of AI. We’re making significant investments in upskilling across the entire company, with a strong focus on learning and experimentation,” the Canva spokesperson said.

“Our #investmentstrategy in this space aren’t about #replacing our TEAM’s #judgement, #creativity, or #craft, but scaling them so we can spend more time on the projects that move us closer to our mission and make a difference for our community,”

(Emphasis note on TEAM, not individuals)

For a consumer facing software company, the last place I’d be removing human input would be where the technology touches customers. The usability, instructions, reliability through Engineering, Art and crafting of a product.

Where do you cut? Accounting, excessive management (top & bottom) and back office. This is the difference between an accounting/MBA and an Engineering / consumer focused company.

No wonder the technical staff are looking at #Unions. JobBot unleashed by the *Boss Class* to replace technical staff.

#WhiteCollar / #AI / #technical / #business / #Union / #TechUnion <https://archive.md/w4nlJ> / <https://www.afr.com/technology/canva-atlassian-employees-flock-to-unions-amid-ai-job-fears-20250520-p5m0rl>

This is sort of a review of Focalboard but also a critique of other platforms and really just some rambling...

https://rasterweb.net/raster/2025/05/05/focalboard-for-task-management/

A quotation from Longfellow

Toiling — rejoicing — sorrowing,
   Onward through life he goes;
Each morning sees some task begin,
   Each evening sees it close;
Something attempted, something done,
   Has earned a night’s repose.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) American poet
“The Village Blacksmith,” st. 7 (1840)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/longfellow-henry-wad…

What’s your #1 go-to button in the panel, and what comes in second?

#Vivaldi の Notes（メモ）機能と、タブタイリングと #Tasks パネルをつかって #GTD をちゃんとやる環境、だいたい準備が完了した。
次にとるべきアクションとか期限を切ったものだけを Tasks パネルに Todo として登録して、それ以外は各ノートに #Markdown で書くようにしたら全体が見渡せるようになった。

これからはちゃんと週次レビューも真面目にやってみよう

Correct me if I'm wrong but ...Isn't QA supposed to be independent of dev work?

If I assign something to our QA guy... does it make sense for him or our PM to ask me to :
-run the data loader or
-run this stored proc
-some other tech task

Just so he can do his task?

I have things to do.

QA should be able to:
start programs
run queries
General tech work

How do you get motivated for difficult tasks?

I just created a program that uses an AI language model to go through my task list and calendar, prioritize the tasks according to who am I and what I do, what's the situation in our company and how much I get to do during my work day, top 5 and recommendations why and what should be postponed.

This gets saved to my Obsidian vault as markdown note each morning for me to start working.

All this with bash.

PS. I hate the over-utilization of AI, but it's good for repetitive monkey things and secretary type of tasks.

On se vaan mukavaa, kun voi aikatauluttaa lomatekemisenkin kivasti kalenteriin. Time blocking workflowni toimii seuraavasti:

1. Lisää kaikki oleellinen tekeminen tehtäviksi (Obsidian, Sunsama)
2. Tehtäville kategoria, suoritusaika ja päiväys (Sunsama)
3. Aikatauluta kalenteriin (Sunsama)
4. Aamuisin: Tarkista agenda

Blogi: https://www.rollemaa.fi/oikeasti-paras-tyokalu-tehtavien-ja-kalenterin-organisointiin/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/todoist/comments/1dy8a4c/my_current_todoist_workflow_with_sunsama/

Tiedän, että monia ahdistaa tällainen, mutta muista, että ihmiset ovat erilaisia. Minua ahdistaa "avaruudessa lilluminen", eli jos asiat eivät ole ylhäällä ja aikataulutettu. Kontrolli omaan ajan käyttöön ei vie vapautta vaan lisää sitä.

Not intending to start up 'tasks' again and with the GE done after 4th July I won't have daily things to 'toot'. I'm wondering if that's a good or not so good thing for me. Life is a bit squishy ATM. Maybe I will get back to talking about art, now there's a notion! #Art #Election #Tasks #Mastodon #Fediverse

Who knew that the best task app I have ever used, is able to sticky on top like I have always wanted to and on top of that, free ...turns out to be Microsoft To Do

@thunderbird How would I debug #caldav #tasks not being fetched with #thunderbird 115.9.0 (64-bit) #flatpak? New tasks created in Thunderbird are pushed to the CalDAV server but such that are created on other devices are not pulled. The tasks sync fine with Tasks.org on my Android phone. I already tried to look at the Flatpak log, but nothing related shows up.

I have an #idea for a #Thunderbird #extension, but I don't know how to code it:

#Kanban view for tasks

#tasks already have status which could be converted to columns:

Not specified → #backlog
Needs action → to do
In Process
Completed

***POLL TIME*** - Do you make #notes / #tasks / #todos in electronic form? Do you like making #Lists? If so, HOW? #Trello? #OneNote? txt files in your #Dropbox? #Silverbullet? send yourself emails? TheBrain?

In particular WHY that particular method? need cross device/platform? 2 b available online? What (about this, or any method) are challenges to you? Do you struggle to organize your notes? What would you wish was better?

Y? am working on a thing that *may* help.

Boosts appreciated :)