How to Install Firefly III on EndeavourOS Latest

Pre-requisites

• A VPS with EndeavourOS latest installed
• SSH access with sudo privileges
• Your domain name pointed to your VPS IP (optional)

Step 1: Connect to your server

• Open your terminal and connect to your server using SSH

  ssh user@server_ip_address
  

• Run the following command to update your system and upgrade all the installed packages

  sudo pacman -Syu
  

Step 2: Install PHP and Additional Dependencies

• Install PHP and required extensions

  sudo pacman -S php php-fpm php-gd php-intl php-mbstring php-pdo php-sqlite php-cgi
  

• Install NGINX web server

  sudo pacman -S nginx
  

• Start the NGINX service and enable it to start at boot time

  sudo systemctl start nginx
  sudo systemctl enable nginx
  

Step 3: Create an NGINX Configuration file for Firefly III

• Navigate to the NGINX sites directory

  cd /etc/nginx/sites-available
  

• Create a new file for Firefly III configuration

  sudo nano firefly.conf
  

• Add the following content to the configuration file and replace example.com with your domain name (optional)

  server {
        listen 80;
        listen [::]:80;
  
        root /usr/share/webapps/firefly-iii/;
        index index.php index.html index.htm;
  
        server_name example.com;
  
        location / {
            try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
        }
  
        location ~ \.php$ {
            fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
            fastcgi_index index.php;
            include fastcgi.conf;
        }
    }
  

• Save and exit the configuration file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then ENTER.

Step 4: Download and Install Firefly III

• Navigate to the web directory

  cd /usr/share/webapps/
  

• Download Firefly III latest version from the official website

  sudo wget https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/releases/download/5.5.8/firefly-iii-5.5.8.zip
  

• Extract the downloaded file into the current directory

  sudo unzip firefly-iii-5.5.8.zip
  

• Run the following command to change the permissions of Firefly III directory

  sudo chmod -R 755 firefly-iii
  

Step 5: Configure Firefly III

• Navigate to the Firefly III directory

  cd firefly-iii
  

• Copy the sample configuration file

  sudo cp .env.example .env
  

• Edit the configuration file

  sudo nano .env
  

• Change the following lines by updating with your sensitive information like database name, username, and password

    DB_DATABASE=firefly
    DB_USERNAME=root
    DB_PASSWORD=password
  

• Save and exit the configuration file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then ENTER.

Step 6: Create a database for Firefly III

• Login into MariaDB

  sudo mysql -u root -p
  

• Create a new database for Firefly III

  CREATE DATABASE firefly;
  

• Create a new user for Firefly III

  CREATE USER 'firefly' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
  

• Grant the required privileges to the user

  GRANT ALL ON firefly.* TO 'firefly'@'localhost';
  

• Exit MariaDB

  exit
  

Step 7: Run Firefly III Installation Wizard

• Open your browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip/firefly-iii/public/install
• Follow the installation wizard steps by accepting the license, checking for the requirements, and inserting your database and admin account information
• After successful installation, you can access Firefly III by navigating to http://your-server-ip/firefly-iii/public in your browser

Congratulations! You have installed Firefly III on your EndeavourOS server. Now, you can manage your finances, keep track of your expenses, and plan your budget easily.

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