IHateMoney is an open source software that helps you keep track of your personal finances. It is a web application written in Python and can be installed on Windows 11. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install IHateMoney on your Windows 11 computer.
Before you start the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Go to the IHateMoney website https://ihatemoney.org/ and download the latest version of the software.
IHateMoney requires several dependencies to be installed on your computer. Open a Command Prompt window in Administrator Mode and run the following command:
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
This will install all the required dependencies for IHateMoney.
IHateMoney recommends using a virtual environment to run the software. To create a virtual environment, run the following commands in Command Prompt:
python -m venv ihatemoney-env
cd ihatemoney-env
Scripts\activate
This will create a virtual environment and activate it.
Now that you have all the prerequisites installed and the virtual environment set up, you can install IHateMoney. Extract the downloaded ZIP file and navigate to the extracted folder in the Command Prompt window.
Run the following command to install IHateMoney:
python setup.py install
To configure IHateMoney, run the following command:
ihatemoney --configure
This will open a configuration file in your default text editor. Follow the instructions in the file to configure IHateMoney.
Once you have configured IHateMoney, you can run it by running the following command:
ihatemoney --debug
This will start the IHateMoney server in debug mode. You can access IHateMoney in your web browser at http://localhost:5000/.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed IHateMoney on your Windows 11 computer.
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