IHateMoney is a simple self-hosted finance manager web application. This tutorial will guide you step-by-step on how to install IHateMoney on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we begin, make sure your FreeBSD system is up to date and has the following software installed:
You can install Git, Python and pip using the package manager of FreeBSD:
sudo pkg install git python38 py38-pip
First, you need to clone the IHateMoney repository from GitHub. To do this, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/spiral-project/ihatemoney.git
Navigate to the downloaded IHateMoney directory and install all required Python packages by running:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Next, you need to configure the IHateMoney application. For this, copy the example configuration file to a new file named config.py:
cp ihatemoney/default_config.py ihatemoney/config.py
Now, open the config.py file with your favorite text editor and customize the following settings:
SECRET_KEY: This is a long random string used to secure your application. Replace the default value with your own.DEBUG: Set this to False to disable debug mode in production.DATABASE_URI: Set the database URL to sqlite:////path/to/database.sqlite, where /path/to/ is the path to the directory where you want to store the database file. If you prefer to use another database system (e.g PostgreSQL), modify the URL accordingly.Before you can use your IHateMoney instance, you need to initialize the database. To do this, run the following command from within the IHateMoney directory:
python manage.py createdb
Once the database is initialized, you can start the IHateMoney application by running the following command:
gunicorn -b 0.0.0.0:8000 --workers 4 ihatemoney.wsgi:app
This will start the application on port 8000, which you can access by opening a web browser and navigating to http://your_server_ip:8000.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed IHateMoney on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use IHateMoney to manage your finances and keep track of your expenses.
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