Akaunting is an open-source accounting software that offers features such as invoicing, expense tracking, and financial reporting. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Akaunting on Elementary OS Latest.
Before installing Akaunting, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
The first step is to install the Apache web server. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt-get install apache2
The next step is to install PHP. Akaunting requires PHP version 7.2 or higher. You can install PHP and its extensions by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install php php-mysql php-curl php-json php-gd php-cli php-mbstring php-xml
Akaunting requires a database to store its data. You can install MySQL by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
During the installation, you will be prompted to set a root password for the MySQL database.
After installing MySQL, you need to create a new database for Akaunting. You can create a database by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted, and then run the following commands to create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE akaunting;
CREATE USER 'akaunting_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'akaunting_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON akaunting.* TO 'akaunting_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Make sure to replace akaunting_user and akaunting_password with your desired username and password.
Next, you need to download Akaunting from the official website. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo wget https://akaunting.com/download/latest -O /var/www/html/akaunting.zip
This will download the latest version of Akaunting and save it to the /var/www/html directory.
After downloading Akaunting, you need to extract the files and configure the settings. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo unzip /var/www/html/akaunting.zip -d /var/www/html/
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html
Next, you need to configure Akaunting by editing the env.php file. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo nano /var/www/html/app/Config/env.php
Change the following lines to match your database settings:
'db' => [
'driver' => 'mysql',
'host' => 'localhost',
'port' => '3306',
'database' => 'akaunting',
'username' => 'akaunting_user',
'password' => 'akaunting_password',
'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
'prefix' => '',
'strict' => false,
'engine' => null,
],
Make sure to save the changes when you're done.
Finally, you can access Akaunting by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost/. You should see the Akaunting login page.
Enter your username and password to log in and start using Akaunting.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Akaunting on Elementary OS Latest. You can now use Akaunting to manage your finances and keep track of your expenses.
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