Akaunting is an open-source accounting software that is free to download and use. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps necessary to install Akaunting on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we begin, you need to make sure that you have the following:
First, update your system by running the following command:
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
This will ensure that your server has the latest patches and security updates.
Next, we need to install the packages required for Akaunting to run. Run the following command to install Apache, MySQL, and PHP:
sudo apk add apache2 mysql mysql-client php7-apache2 php7-mysqlnd php7-curl php7-json php7-phar php7-openssl php7-zlib php7-dom php7-xmlwriter php7-tokenizer php7-fileinfo php7-xmlreader php7-iconv php7-simplexml php7-mbstring
This command installs the necessary packages for Akaunting to run on Apache and PHP.
Composer is a PHP dependency manager that Akaunting uses to manage its dependencies. Install Composer by running the following command:
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
This will download and install composer on your system.
Akaunting requires a MySQL database to store its data. We need to create a new MySQL database and user for Akaunting.
Run the following command to log in as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the MySQL root password when prompted.
Next, create a new database for Akaunting:
CREATE DATABASE akaunting;
Create a new user and grant them privileges on the database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON akaunting.* TO 'akaunting_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace 'password' with a strong password for the new user.
Exit the MySQL prompt by running exit;.
Download the latest version of Akaunting by running the following command:
sudo wget https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/archive/master.zip && sudo unzip master.zip -d /var/www
This will download and extract Akaunting to the /var/www directory.
Next, configure Apache to serve Akaunting.
Create a new Apache configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/akaunting.conf
Paste the following configuration into the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName akaunting.yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/akaunting-master/public
<Directory /var/www/akaunting-master/public>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace 'akaunting.yourdomain.com' with your server's domain name.
Save and exit the file.
To enable mod_rewrite, run the following commands:
sudo sed -i 's/#LoadModule rewrite_module/LoadModule rewrite_module/' /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
sudo sed -i 's/#LoadModule deflate_module/LoadModule deflate_module/' /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
Restart Apache by running:
sudo service apache2 restart
Navigate to the Akaunting directory:
cd /var/www/akaunting-master
Copy the sample configuration file to the actual configuration file:
cp .env.example .env
Edit the configuration file:
nano .env
Find the following lines and set the appropriate values:
DB_DATABASE=akaunting
DB_USERNAME=akaunting_user
DB_PASSWORD=password
Replace 'password' with the password you created for the MySQL user.
Save and exit the file.
Use Composer to install Akaunting's dependencies:
sudo composer install --no-dev
Next, migrate the database:
sudo php artisan migrate --seed
This will create the necessary tables and seed the database with initial data.
Finally, generate a new application key:
sudo php artisan key:generate
You can now access Akaunting by opening your web browser and navigating to http://akaunting.yourdomain.com. You should see the Akaunting login page.
Log in with the default administrator account:
You should now be able to use Akaunting on Alpine Linux Latest.
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