KanBo On-Premises Installation Requirements and Prerequisites

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Certificates

  • 1x SSL certificate for the KanBo URL (https://kanbo.yourdomain.local) in PFX format with a password. You may have an internal authority department that generates SSL certificates for your internal Windows domain, or you may purchase one from an external certification authority, depending on your URL.
  • The digital certificate x.509 consists of a pair: a private part (PFX with password) and a public part (CER). This certificate will be used to establish a high-trust add-in as a provider-hosted SharePoint add-in installed on an on-premises SharePoint farm. Read how to create a high-trust certificate in under three minutes.


System requirements

  • All company users must be managed by Active Directory (Windows Domain Controller).
  • A DNS entry must point the KanBo URL to the server where KanBo will be installed (app server).
  • SharePoint 2019 or higher is required.
  • Firewall permission rules must be set up to allow communication between the app server and SQL server (if on different machines), as well as between the app server and SharePoint farm (ports: 80, 443, and 1433 for SQL).


KanBo Server requirements

  • You will need an app server on which to install KanBo (Windows Server 2016 or higher).
  • Your KanBo server must be part of your Windows domain.
  • A modern browser (Firefox, Edge, or Chrome) is required on the KanBo server during installation, as Internet Explorer is not supported by KanBo.
  • The .NET 8 hosting bundle must be installed.


SharePoint configuration requirements

  • Your SharePoint farm is reachable via an HTTPS-based URL.
  • Your SharePoint farm must be part of your Windows domain.
  • The Apps for SharePoint subsystem must be correctly configured in SharePoint. Please have this double-checked before starting the KanBo installation.
  • The SharePoint App Catalog must be correctly configured. Please have this double-checked before starting the KanBo installation.
  • KanBo requires the SharePoint user profile service application (MySites) to be up and running, correctly syncing and resolving users from Active Directory.
  • KanBo requires the SharePoint Global Search to be up and running.


Accounts and Access

  • You must have Remote Desktop access to all the servers required for the KanBo installation. SharePoint, SQL, and the KanBo server. Optionally: DNS and Firewall, if not configured beforehand.
  • You must have the credentials for the SharePoint Farm Admin Account and the Local Administrator Account on the app server where KanBo will be installed.
  • On the SQL server, the account that KanBo uses to access the SQL server must have the dbcreator role, as KanBo will create a new database on the SQL server during the setup procedure. This role must be granted during the setup process, and then it can be removed.
  • You must be able to download the installation files from OneDrive and transport them to your KanBo server.

For demo or testing purposes, you can install KanBo on any SharePoint front-end server to avoid setting up a new app server. If you plan to use it in production, however, a dedicated Windows Server 2016 or higher is recommended for better stability and high availability.

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