Running Firefly III - Personal Finance Manager - in Docker
18#FireflyIII #FinanceManager #Docker
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0776.html
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What is Firefly III?
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"Firefly III" is a (self-hosted) manager for your personal finances. It can help you keep track of your expenses and income, so you can spend less and save more. - https://docs.firefly-iii.org/firefly-iii/installation/self_hosted/?mtm_campaign=docu-internal&mtm_kwd=self_hosted
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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 - $USER
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Running Firefly III
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01. Continue with the following commands in a terminal window
# create a working directory
mkdir ~/docker/firefly -p && mkdir ~/docker/mariadb -p
# set owner of working directories
sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R
# run the mariadb docker container
docker run -d --name mariadb -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=r00tp@$$ -e MYSQL_USER=firefly_rw -e MYSQL_PASSWORD='f!r3f1y:)' -e MYSQL_DATABASE=firefly_db -v ~/docker/mariadb:/var/lib/mysql -p 3306:3006 -d mariadb:latest
# generate a 32 character random string
randomized=$(head /dev/urandom | LC_ALL=C tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9' | head -c 32)
# start the firefly container
docker run -d --name firefly --link mariadb -v ~/docker/firefly:/var/www/html/storage/upload -p 8090:8080 -e APP_KEY=$randomized -e DB_HOST=mariadb -e DB_PORT=3306 -e DB_CONNECTION=mysql -e DB_DATABASE=firefly_db -e DB_USERNAME=firefly_rw -e DB_PASSWORD='f!r3f1y:)' fireflyiii/core
02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8090
03. Enter an email address and password ≫ Click Register
04. Welcome to Firefly III
Documentation: https://hub.docker.com/r/fireflyiii/core
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