# Planka [Planka](https://github.com/plankanban/planka) is an Elegant open source project tracking > When application is installed, a container will be launched with **root** privileges. > This is required in order to apply the correct permissions to the `Planka` directories. > Afterward, the `Planka` container will run as a **non**-root user (`1000`). > All mounted storage(s) will be `chown`ed only if the parent directory does not match the configured user.