Kresus is an open-source personal finance manager designed to be self-hosted. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Kresus on Alpine Linux.
Before we begin, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
The first step is to install the necessary packages to run Kresus on Alpine Linux. Open the terminal and input the following command:
apk add nodejs npm openssl sqlite
The above command will install Node.js, npm, OpenSSL, and SQLite. These packages are necessary as Kresus is built on top of Node.js, and SQLite is the recommended database type.
With the packages installed, we can now proceed to download and install Kresus. In the terminal, input the following commands:
First, clone the repository:
git clone https://framagit.org/bnjbvr/kresus.git
Navigate to the cloned repository directory:
cd kresus
Install Kresus dependencies:
npm install
Once the dependencies have been installed, you can start Kresus in development mode by running:
npm start
Your kresus instance should now be accessible from a web browser at http://localhost:9876.
For safety and security reasons, you may want to secure your Kresus installation with TLS encryption. First, you will need to generate a self-signed SSL certificate using OpenSSL:
openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout server.key -out server.csr
openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt
After generating the SSL certificate, update the configuration file config.ini with the following parameters:
[kresus]
url_prefix = /kresus/
[server]
listen_address = 0.0.0.0
port = 9876
ssl_enabled = true
ssl_certificate = /path/to/certificate/server.crt
ssl_private_key = /path/to/certificate/server.key
Be sure to replace /path/to/certificate in the above configuration file with the actual path to your SSL certificate.
In summary, we have learned how to install Kresus on Alpine Linux and how to secure it with TLS encryption. Kresus is a powerful open-source personal finance manager that allows you to take control of your finances while also protecting your privacy.
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