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Quick Start

Get Redmine running in minutes with step-by-step installation instructions.

Core Concepts

Understand projects, issues, roles, and the Redmine data model.

Administration

Install, configure, and maintain your Redmine instance.

Developer Guide

Extend Redmine with plugins, themes, and the REST API.

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What is Redmine?

Redmine is a flexible, open-source project management web application built with Ruby on Rails. It provides everything teams need to plan, track, and collaborate on software projects and beyond.

Issue Tracking

Track bugs, features, and tasks with custom fields, workflows, and statuses.

Multi-Project

Manage multiple projects with per-project settings, members, and modules.

Time Tracking

Log time against issues and projects, generate reports for billing and planning.

Wiki

Collaborative wikis per project with Markdown support and version history.

Forums

Discussion boards to keep team conversations organized per project.

Repository Browsing

Browse Git, SVN, Mercurial, and other repositories directly in Redmine.

Gantt & Calendar

Visualize project timelines with Gantt charts and calendar views.

REST API

Integrate Redmine with other tools via a full-featured REST API.

Plugins

Extend functionality with a rich ecosystem of community plugins.

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Key highlights

  • Role-based access control — Fine-grained permissions per project and user role
  • Custom fields — Add custom data to issues, projects, users, and more
  • Email notifications — Stay informed with configurable email alerts
  • LDAP / Active Directory — Authenticate users against your existing directory
  • Two-factor authentication — Secure accounts with TOTP-based 2FA
  • Webhooks — Trigger external services on Redmine events
  • OAuth2 — Grant third-party applications scoped API access
  • Themes — Customize the look and feel with community or custom themes
  • Internationalization — Supports 50+ languages out of the box

User Guide

Learn how to use Redmine as a project member — create issues, log time, collaborate on wikis, and more.

Administration

Set up and configure Redmine — installation, user management, email, LDAP, and system settings.

Developer Guide

Build plugins, create themes, and integrate with the REST API.

Contributing

Help improve Redmine — learn how to submit patches and run the test suite.