Run Akaunting - Open Source Accounting Software - in Docker
25#Akaunting #AccountingSoftware #Docker
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0832.html
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What is Akaunting?
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Akaunting is a free, open source and online accounting software designed for small businesses and freelancers. - https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting
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Installing Docker
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01. Log into the Linux based device
02. Run the following commands in the terminal
# install prerequisites
sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y
# add docker gpg key
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
# add docker software repository
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
# install docker
sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y
# enable and start docker service
sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
# add the current user to the docker group
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
# reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
su - $USER
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Running the Akaunting Container
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01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the Akaunting Docker container and run it
# create working directories
mkdir ~/docker/akaunting -p && mkdir ~/docker/mariadb -p
# download base .env file
wget -O ~/docker/akaunting/.env https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akaunting/docker/master/env/run.env.example
# set ownership on the working directories
sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R
# run the mariadb docker container
docker run -d --name mariadb -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=r00tp@$$ -e MYSQL_USER=akaunting_rw -e MYSQL_PASSWORD='@k0unt1ng!' -e MYSQL_DATABASE=akaunting -v ~/docker/mariadb:/var/lib/mysql -p 3306:3006 --restart=unless-stopped mariadb:latest
# edit .env file
nano ~/docker/akaunting/.env
02. Edit the values in .env as follows
APP_URL=http://DNSorIP:8080
LOCALE=en-US
DB_HOST=mariadb
DB_PORT=3306
DB_NAME=akaunting
DB_USERNAME=akaunting_rw
DB_PASSWORD=@k0unt1ng!
DB_PREFIX=
COMPANY_NAME=i12bretro
COMPANY_EMAIL=accounting@i12bretro.local
ADMIN_EMAIL=i12bretro@i12bretro.local
ADMIN_PASSWORD=≪% something secure %≫
03. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to .env
04. Continue with the following steps in the terminal
# run the akaunting container
docker run -d --name=akaunting --link mariadb -p 8080:80 --env-file ~/docker/akaunting/.env -e AKAUNTING_SETUP=true -v ~/docker/akaunting:/var/www/html/storage --restart=unless-stopped akaunting/akaunting
05. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8080
06. Login with the Email and Password setup in the .env file
07. On the Company tab, scroll to the bottom of the form and click Skip this step
08. Select/add the desired currencies ≫ Click Next
09. Click Next on the Taxes tab
10. Click the Create your first invoice link
11. Welcome to Akaunting
Documentation: https://hub.docker.com/r/akaunting/akaunting
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