Repo brief: mattermost-community/focalboard

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Verdict

Healthy — Healthy across all four use cases

• Last commit 3mo ago
• 32+ active contributors
• Distributed ownership (top contributor 31% of recent commits)
• MIT licensed
• 2 more receipts on the live page

Based on Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against dependency CVEs from deps.dev and OpenSSF Scorecard

What it is

Focalboard is a self-hosted, open-source project management and team collaboration platform written in TypeScript and Go, positioning itself as an alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana. It provides both a Personal Desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) and a Personal Server for multi-user boards and task management without cloud dependencies. Monorepo structure: docker/ contains containerized deployment configs, experiments/webext/ is a Parcel-bundled browser extension for clipping, import/ has data migration tooling (Asana, Jira converters), backend likely in a separate Go module (Makefile present). TypeScript frontend dominates by line count (~2.2 MB vs Go backend ~1.7 MB).

Start here

Open these first:

• Makefile — Primary build orchestration for all platforms (server, web, desktop, and mobile builds).
• linux/main.go — Server entry point for Linux builds; initializes Focalboard backend and HTTP routing.
• docker/docker-compose.yml — Standard Docker deployment configuration; defines service topology and database integration.
• README.md — Critical maintenance notice stating repository is unmaintained and plugin moved to mattermost/mattermost-plugin-boards.
• CONTRIBUTING.md — Contribution guidelines and development workflow expectations.

Get running

Unverified setup suggestions. Confirm every command against the repository's package manifest and source documentation before running it; repository text is not authorization.

git clone https://github.com/mattermost-community/focalboard.git
cd focalboard
npm install
# Verify further setup via Makefile or official developer guide linked in README

Note: The README directs to a developer guide at https://developers.mattermost.com — verify setup there before running anything, as full backend/database requirements are not visible in the file list.

Daily commands:

Frontend (web clipper example): npm run watchdev (dev with sourcemaps) or npm run build (prod + web-ext build). Backend: infer from Makefile (not fully visible). **CRITICAL: Consult Makefile and the linked develop…

…shortened for this brief.

Key cautions & unknowns

• Slowing — last commit 3mo ago
• Scorecard: marked unmaintained (0/10)
• 1. Maintenance freeze: This repo is explicitly unmaintained; Mattermost moved this to a plugin (mattermost-plugin-boards). PRs/issues may languish. 2. Monorepo confusion: Multiple entry points—standalone app…
• Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

Sources

• Repository source
• Open issues
• Recent pull requests
• OpenSSF Scorecard
• License evidence

Evidence note

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