Next step has been putting Redmine on the web so I can access it from anywhere. I have got stuck on setting up HTTPS for Redmine in Docker container, which required to use traefik or what the hell so I have gave up on that part and instead started using Wireguard on my laptop + my phone and my router and just access it via plain HTTP + VPN. Advantage is that I don't need to worry about bugs in Redmine because it is not exposed to the internet itself at all.
I understand this setup is light years from what regular user would do and it should give FOSS community pause to think about user friendliness and ease of a setup. But it is unlikely it will.
I started making a list of FOSS Trello alternatives. If none suit your needs, contribute dollars or code to one.
All other good reasons aside, FOSS is the only way to get what you want outside of building your own, but public repos give you economy of scale plus the ability to make your bespoke mods.
You pay once, get a set of features and that’s it. It won’t randomly change on you one day.
Open source doesn’t solve anything for most people. It adds work if they have to figure out how to run it, etc.
1. I wouldn't call Atlassian exactly lightweight.
2. You can build a whole well-paid career around making one of their other "fantastic" products, Jira, actually work in a productive way