Akaunting is a free and open-source accounting software that allows you to manage your finances, invoices, and accounting tasks easily. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Akaunting on Clear Linux Latest.
Before starting the installation process, ensure that your Clear Linux system is up-to-date and has the following prerequisites installed:
Akaunting requires a web server to run, so the first step is to install the Apache web server by running the following command in a terminal:
sudo swupd bundle-add web-server-basic
Once the installation is complete, start the Apache web server:
sudo systemctl start httpd.service
And enable it at boot time:
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service
Next, we need to install PHP and its necessary extensions. Run the following command to install PHP and some of its required extensions:
sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic php-mysqli php-pdo_mysql php-mbstring php-gd php-curl
Once the installation is complete, restart the Apache web server:
sudo systemctl restart httpd.service
Akaunting requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its data. We will install MariaDB for this tutorial. Run the following command to install MariaDB:
sudo swupd bundle-add mariadb
Once the installation is complete, start the MariaDB service:
sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
Secure the MariaDB installation by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This command will prompt you for some settings, such as creating a new root user for the database and setting a password.
After securing MariaDB, we can now create a new database and user for Akaunting. Run the following commands in a terminal to log in to the MariaDB server:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the password you set during the MariaDB installation.
Then, create a new database and user by running the following commands in the MariaDB shell:
CREATE DATABASE akauntingdb;
CREATE USER 'akauntinguser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON akauntingdb.* TO 'akauntinguser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Replace password with a strong password for the Akaunting user.
Next, we need to download and extract the Akaunting files. Run the following command to download the latest version of Akaunting:
wget https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the archive:
unzip master.zip
This will create a new directory named akaunting-master. Move the contents of this directory to the Apache document root directory by running the following command:
sudo mv akaunting-master/* /var/www/html/
Finally, we need to configure Akaunting to use the database we created earlier.
Navigate to the /var/www/html/ directory and rename the .env.example file to .env:
cd /var/www/html/
sudo mv .env.example .env
Open the .env file in a text editor:
sudo nano .env
Find the following lines and replace them with the values for the database we created earlier:
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=homestead
DB_USERNAME=homestead
DB_PASSWORD=secret
Replace the values with:
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=akauntingdb
DB_USERNAME=akauntinguser
DB_PASSWORD=password
Save and close the file by pressing CTRL + X and then Y and enter.
You can now access Akaunting by opening a web browser and entering the IP address or hostname of your Clear Linux system followed by /public. For example, http://192.168.1.10/public.
You will be presented with the Akaunting setup screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your Akaunting installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Akaunting on Clear Linux Latest.
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