How to Install Akaunting on NetBSD

Akaunting is an open-source accounting software that allows small business owners to keep track of their finances. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Akaunting on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A NetBSD system with root access
• Apache web server
• PHP 7.0 or higher
• MySQL or MariaDB database server

Step 1: Download Akaunting

1. Open your terminal and create a new directory for Akaunting.

mkdir /usr/local/www/Akaunting

2. Download the latest version of Akaunting from the official website.

cd /usr/local/www/Akaunting
curl -sS https://akaunting.com/download | tar -xz --strip-components=1

Step 2: Configure Apache

1. Open the Apache configuration file.

vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

2. Add the following lines to the end of the file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "/usr/local/www/Akaunting/public"
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
    <Directory "/usr/local/www/Akaunting/public">
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

3. Restart Apache for the changes to take effect.

/etc/rc.d/httpd restart

Step 3: Configure MySQL

1. Log in to your MySQL database server as the root user.

mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database for Akaunting.

CREATE DATABASE akaunting_db;

3. Create a new user and grant privileges to the Akaunting database.

GRANT ALL ON akaunting_db.* TO 'akaunting_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';

4. Flush the privileges and exit.

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 4: Install Akaunting

1. Open your web browser and navigate to the following URL.

http://yourdomain.com/install

2. Follow the instructions on the screen to install Akaunting.

3. When prompted for the database details, enter the following:

• Database Host: localhost
• Database Port: 3306
• Database Name: akaunting_db
• Database User: akaunting_user
• Database Password: your_password

4. Finish the installation by following the instructions on the screen.

5. Once the installation is complete, remove the "install" directory for security purposes.

rm -r /usr/local/www/Akaunting/install

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Akaunting on NetBSD. You can now log in to your Akaunting account by navigating to the following URL.

http://yourdomain.com/login

If you encounter any issues during the installation, refer to the Akaunting documentation for further assistance.

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