Traq by nirix
Project management and issue tracking system written in PHP.
About Traq
From the project's README at github.com/nirix/traq. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Traq is a PHP powered project manager, capable of tracking issues for multiple projects with multiple milestones. Requirements PHP 8.3+ MariaDB (or MySQL) Apache modrewrite (or server configured to use as the 404 page).\ Rename to or find one that works on your server Building
1. Upload Traq to a server 2. Open URL in browser 3. Follow installation steps Licenses Traq is released under the GNU GPL license, version 3 only. Avalon is released under the GNU Lesser GPL license, version 3 only. Nanite is released under the GNU Lesser GPL license, version 3 only_. Terminated Licenses
A list of people who contribute or have contributed to Traq can be found on Github.
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 202 | github.com/nirix/traq |
| GitHub forks | 30 | github.com/nirix/traq |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 15.9 years | since Aug 2010 |
| Last commit | 7 months ago | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Releases shipped | 6 | last: 7 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Traq?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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