Install Actual Budget - Open Source Finance Management - on Linux
18#ActualBudget #FOSS #Linux
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0967.html
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What is Actual Budget?
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Actual is a local-first personal finance tool. It is 100% free and open-source, written in NodeJS, it has a synchronization element so that all your changes can move between devices without any heavy lifting. - https://github.com/actualbudget/actual
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Installing NodeJS
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01. Log into the Linux device
02. Run the following commands in a terminal window
add nodejs software repository
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo bash -
install nodejs
sudo apt install nodejs -y
test node & npm are working
node -v && npm -v
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Installing Actual
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01. Continue with the following commands:
install git
sudo apt install git -y
create working directory
sudo mkdir /usr/local/actualbudget -p
set folder ownership
sudo chown -R "$USER":"$USER" /usr/local/actualbudget
clone actual github repo
git clone https://github.com/actualbudget/actual-server.git /usr/local/actualbudget
cd into git clone
cd /usr/local/actualbudget
checkout the latest tagged release
git checkout "$(git tag --sort=v:refname | tail -n1)"
install yarn
sudo npm install -g yarn
install dependencies
yarn install
create a service file
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/actualbudget.service
02. Paste the following configuration
[Unit]
Description=Actual Server
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/yarn start
WorkingDirectory=/usr/local/actualbudget
Environment=NODE_ENV=production
Restart=always
Restart service after 10 seconds if node service crashes
RestartSec=10
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
03. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes
04. Continue with the following commands
reload services
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
start and enable actual budget service
sudo systemctl enable actualbudget.service --now
05. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:5006
06. Enter and confirm an admin password
07. Click the link to create an account
08. Click Start Fresh
09. Welcome to Actual Budget
Source: https://actualbudget.org/docs/install/local/
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