Kresus is a personal finance manager that you can host on your own server. It is open source and can be installed on NixOS Latest with just a few steps. This tutorial will guide you through the process.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
Open the configuration.nix file using your preferred text editor.
sudo nano /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
Add the following lines to your configuration.nix file:
...
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
...
kresus
];
...
Save and close the file.
Run the following command to update your system configuration:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
Run the following command to initialize the Kresus database:
sudo -u kresus kresus db init
Kresus comes with a configuration file where you can specify things like the database credentials and ports.
Run the following command to view the configuration file:
sudo nano /var/lib/kresus/config.ini
Update the url field to match the URL of your server:
url = http://your-server-url.com
Save and close the file.
Run the following command to start the Kresus server:
sudo systemctl start kresus
You can also enable Kresus to start on boot with the following command:
sudo systemctl enable kresus
Open your web browser and go to http://your-server-url.com:9876.
You should now see the Kresus login page. Log in with the default credentials:
adminadminadminYou will be prompted to change your password on your first login.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kresus on NixOS Latest. You can now use Kresus to manage your personal finances.
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