Fedora CoreOS is a lightweight, container-oriented operating system. It is optimized for running cloud applications and services. LedgerSMB is a free open-source accounting software that can be used to manage your organization's finances. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install LedgerSMB on Fedora CoreOS.
To install LedgerSMB on Fedora CoreOS, follow the steps below:
Open a Terminal: Open a terminal session on your Fedora CoreOS.
Install PostgreSQL: LedgerSMB requires PostgreSQL as a database management system. To install PostgreSQL, run the following command:
sudo rpm-ostree install postgresql
Install LedgerSMB: After installing PostgreSQL, install LedgerSMB by running the following command:
sudo rpm-ostree install ledgersmb
Setup PostgreSQL: Now we need to set up PostgreSQL. To do that, follow the steps
Start the PostgreSQL service:
sudo systemctl start postgresql
Initialize the PostgreSQL database:
sudo postgresql-setup --initdb --unit postgresql
Start the PostgreSQL service at boot:
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
Create a PostgreSQL user and database for LedgerSMB:
sudo -u postgres createuser -D -A -P ledgersmb
sudo -u postgres createdb -O ledgersmb ledgersmb
Configure LedgerSMB: LedgerSMB uses a web interface to manage your finances. Before accessing the web interface, we need to configure LedgerSMB. To do that, follow the steps
Run the following command to create a configuration file for LedgerSMB:
sudo ledgersmb-setup.sh
Follow the setup wizard to configure LedgerSMB. You will be prompted to enter the following information:
Access LedgerSMB: After successfully configuring LedgerSMB, you can access it via the web interface. Open your web browser and navigate to:
http://localhost/ledgersmb/
Congratulation! You have successful installed and configured LedgerSMB on Fedora CoreOS latest.
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