Installing IHateMoney on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing IHateMoney on OpenBSD.

IHateMoney is a free software and a self-hosted tool that helps you easily manage your shared expenses and split bills with your friends.

Prerequisites

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

• A server running OpenBSD with root access
• Python3 installed on the server
• pip3 installed on the server

Step 1 - Clone the IHateMoney Repository

The first step is to clone the IHateMoney repository from Github. To do this, open the terminal on your server and run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/spiral-project/ihatemoney.git

Step 2 - Install PostgreSQL

IHateMoney requires a PostgreSQL database to store your data. To install the PostgreSQL server, run the following command:

$ doas pkg_add postgresql-server

Once the installation is complete, you will need to initialize the database:

$ doas su - _postgresql
$ /usr/local/bin/initdb -D /var/postgresql/data

Step 3 - Create a PostgreSQL User and Database

Next, you need to create a PostgreSQL user and database for IHateMoney to use. To do this, run the following commands:

$ doas -u _postgresql createuser ihatemoney
$ doas -u _postgresql createdb ihatemoney -O ihatemoney

Step 4 - Install IHateMoney Dependencies

IHateMoney requires several Python libraries to run correctly. To install these dependencies, navigate to the ihatemoney directory and run the following command:

$ cd ihatemoney
$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 5 - Configure IHateMoney

IHateMoney comes with a default configuration file located at config.sample.py. You will need to copy this file to config.py and modify it to fit your setup.

$ cp config.sample.py config.py

Open config.py in a text editor and make the necessary changes. At a minimum, you should update the following values:

SECRET_KEY = 'mysecretkey'
DEBUG = False
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://ihatemonet:[password]@localhost/ihatemonet'

Replace [password] with the password for the ihatemonet user you created in Step 3.

Additionally, if you want to use email functionality, you will need to modify the following values:

# Email settings
MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER = 'email@example.com'
MAIL_SERVER = 'smtp.example.com'
MAIL_PORT = 587
MAIL_USE_TLS = True
MAIL_USERNAME = 'email@example.com'
MAIL_PASSWORD = 'password'

Step 6 - Initialize the database

To initialize the database, run the following command in the ihatemoney directory:

$ python3 -m ihatemoney.extensions

Step 7 - Run IHateMoney

IHateMoney can be run using any WSGI-compatible web server. For this tutorial, we will be using gunicorn.

First, install gunicorn:

$ doas pkg_add py3-gunicorn

Next, start the server:

$ gunicorn -w 4 ihatemoney.wsgi:app -b 0.0.0.0:8000

This command starts gunicorn with 4 worker processes and binds to all network interfaces on port 8000.

You can now access IHateMoney by visiting http://yourserverip:8000 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed IHateMoney on OpenBSD.

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