How to install Firefly III on OpenBSD

Firefly III is a free and open-source personal financial management solution that helps you save and budget your money. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Firefly III on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• A system running OpenBSD
• Root access to the system
• Internet connection
• Basic knowledge of the command line

Step 1: Install PHP and Apache

Firefly III requires PHP and Apache. OpenBSD comes with Apache pre-installed, but you need to install PHP.

To install PHP, run the following command:

$ doas pkg_add php php-mysqli php-pdo_mysql

This will install PHP and its dependencies.

Step 2: Install MySQL

Firefly III requires a database to store its data. We will use MySQL as our database.

To install MySQL, run the following command:

$ doas pkg_add mysql-server mysql-client

This will install MySQL server and client.

Step 3: Create a MySQL user and database

Once MySQL is installed, you need to create a user and database for Firefly III.

First, start the MySQL service:

$ doas rcctl enable mysqld
$ doas rcctl start mysqld

Next, log in to MySQL:

$ doas mysql -u root -p

Create a new database:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE fireflyiii;

Create a new user and grant privileges to the database:

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON fireflyiii.* TO 'fireflyiiiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';

Replace 'yourpassword' with a strong password of your choice.

Step 4: Download and extract Firefly III

Download the latest version of Firefly III from the official website:

$ ftp https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/releases/download/5.5.4/firefly-iii-5.5.4.zip

Extract the archive:

$ doas unzip firefly-iii-5.5.4.zip -d /var/www/htdocs

Step 5: Configure Apache

Create a new Apache configuration file for Firefly III:

$ doas touch /etc/httpd/conf/modules.d/fly3.conf
$ doas editor /etc/httpd/conf/modules.d/fly3.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

Alias /fireflyiii /var/www/htdocs/firefly-iii/public

<Directory /var/www/htdocs/firefly-iii/public>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Save and exit the file.

Restart the Apache service:

$ doas rcctl enable httpd
$ doas rcctl restart httpd

Step 6: Install Firefly III

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/fireflyiii.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install Firefly III. Enter the MySQL database details you created in Step 3.

Once the installation is complete, log in to Firefly III using the admin credentials you set during the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Firefly III on OpenBSD.

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