Run BigCapital - Accounting and Inventory Software - in Docker
7#BigCapital #Accounting #Docker
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0970.html
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What is BigCapital?
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Bigcapital is a smart and open-source accounting and inventory software, Bigcapital keeps all business finances in right place and automates accounting processes to give the business powerful and intelligent financial statements and reports to help in making decisions. - https://github.com/bigcapitalhq/bigcapital
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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 git 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 BigCapital
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01. Continue with the following commands in a terminal window
create working directories
mkdir ~/docker/bigcapital -p
clone source code from github
git clone --depth 1 -b main https://github.com/bigcapitalhq/bigcapital.git ~/docker/bigcapital
change directory
cd ~/docker/bigcapital
create .env
cp .env.example .env
edit .env
nano .env
02. Edit the following fields in the .env file
DB_USER=bigcapital_rw
DB_PASSWORD=BigC@pit4l
DB_ROOT_PASSWORD=r00tp@ss
BASE_URL=http://≪%DNSorIP%≫:8000
PUBLIC_PROXY_PORT=8000
PUBLIC_PROXY_SSL_PORT=8443
03. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes and exit
04. Continue with the following commands in the terminal
run the container stack
docker-compose --file docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
05. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8000
06. Click the Sign Up link to create an account
07. Enter a first name, last name, email address and password ≫ Click Register
08. Complete the Organization details form ≫ Click Save & Continue
09. Click Go to dashboard
10. Welcome to BigCapital
Documentation: https://docs.bigcapital.app/deployment/docker
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