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Frequently Asked Questions

Sayr is a transparent, collaborative project management platform. It helps teams track tasks, manage projects, and collaborate openly.

Yes! Sayr is fully open source. You can view the code, contribute, or self-host your own instance. Check out our GitHub repository.

Absolutely. See our Self-Hosting guides for deployment instructions.


Visit sayr.io and sign up using GitHub or email authentication.

Organization admins can invite you via email, or you can request access if the organization allows public join requests.


What’s the difference between public and private tasks?

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  • Public tasks are visible to anyone viewing your organization’s public board
  • Private tasks are only visible to organization members

Learn more in our Visibility guide.

We’re actively working on import functionality. Check our GitHub issues for the latest status.


Yes! Sayr provides both a REST API and WebSocket API for real-time updates. See our API documentation for details.

Yes, Sayr supports GitHub integration for linking issues and repositories to your tasks.


The page won’t load / I see a blank screen

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Try these steps:

  1. Clear your browser cache and refresh
  2. Try a different browser
  3. Check if status.sayr.io shows any outages

WebSocket connections may be blocked by:

  • Corporate firewalls
  • Browser extensions (ad blockers, privacy tools)
  • VPNs

Try disabling extensions or connecting from a different network.


If your question isn’t answered here, please open an issue on GitHub and we’ll help you out.