Installing Akaunting on NixOS

Akaunting is a free and open source accounting software that helps businesses manage their finances. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Akaunting on NixOS.

Prerequisites:

• NixOS installed on your server.
• Root or sudo privileges to execute commands.

Step 1: Update NixOS

Before installing anything, it is important to update your NixOS server to prevent compatibility issues.

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Akaunting requires PHP and its extensions to function. We will install PHP and the necessary extensions required by Akaunting using the following command.

sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.php{,Extensions.php-mysql,Extensions.php-mysqli,Extensions.php-curl}

Step 3: Install Akaunting

Create a new directory in the /var/www/ folder and navigate to the folder.

sudo mkdir /var/www/akaunting
cd /var/www/akaunting

Download Akaunting latest version from the official website.

sudo curl -LJO https://akaunting.com/download/latest

Extract the zip file.

sudo unzip akaunting-latest.zip

Change ownership and permissions of the Akaunting installation folder.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/akaunting
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/akaunting

Step 4: Configure PHP and NGINX

Create a new virtual host configuration file for Akaunting.

sudo vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/akaunting.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com;

    root /var/www/akaunting/public;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
    }
}

Replace your_domain.com with your actual domain name.

Save and close the file.

Create a symbolic link to enable the virtual host configuration file.

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/akaunting.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Test the NGINX configuration for syntax errors.

sudo nginx -t

If no errors are displayed, restart the NGINX server.

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 5: Access Akaunting

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your_domain.com. Akaunting setup page will appear, click on "Next" to continue.

Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your Akaunting installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Akaunting on NixOS.

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