How to Install Firefly III on EndeavourOS Latest

Pre-requisites

A VPS with EndeavourOS latest installed
SSH access with sudo privileges
Your domain name pointed to your VPS IP (optional)

Step 1: Connect to your server

Open your terminal and connect to your server using SSH
```
ssh user@server_ip_address
```
Run the following command to update your system and upgrade all the installed packages
```
sudo pacman -Syu
```

Step 2: Install PHP and Additional Dependencies

Install PHP and required extensions

sudo pacman -S php php-fpm php-gd php-intl php-mbstring php-pdo php-sqlite php-cgi

Install NGINX web server
```
sudo pacman -S nginx
```
Start the NGINX service and enable it to start at boot time
```
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
```

Step 3: Create an NGINX Configuration file for Firefly III

Navigate to the NGINX sites directory
```
cd /etc/nginx/sites-available
```
Create a new file for Firefly III configuration
```
sudo nano firefly.conf
```

Add the following content to the configuration file and replace example.com with your domain name (optional)

server {
      listen 80;
      listen [::]:80;

      root /usr/share/webapps/firefly-iii/;
      index index.php index.html index.htm;

      server_name example.com;

      location / {
          try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
      }

      location ~ \.php$ {
          fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
          fastcgi_index index.php;
          include fastcgi.conf;
      }
  }

Save and exit the configuration file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then ENTER.

Step 4: Download and Install Firefly III

Navigate to the web directory
```
cd /usr/share/webapps/
```

Download Firefly III latest version from the official website

sudo wget https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/releases/download/5.5.8/firefly-iii-5.5.8.zip

Extract the downloaded file into the current directory
```
sudo unzip firefly-iii-5.5.8.zip
```
Run the following command to change the permissions of Firefly III directory
```
sudo chmod -R 755 firefly-iii
```

Step 5: Configure Firefly III

Navigate to the Firefly III directory
```
cd firefly-iii
```
Copy the sample configuration file
```
sudo cp .env.example .env
```
Edit the configuration file
```
sudo nano .env
```
Change the following lines by updating with your sensitive information like database name, username, and password
```
  DB_DATABASE=firefly
  DB_USERNAME=root
  DB_PASSWORD=password
```
Save and exit the configuration file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then ENTER.

Step 6: Create a database for Firefly III

Login into MariaDB
```
sudo mysql -u root -p
```
Create a new database for Firefly III
```
CREATE DATABASE firefly;
```

Create a new user for Firefly III

CREATE USER 'firefly' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Grant the required privileges to the user

GRANT ALL ON firefly.* TO 'firefly'@'localhost';

Exit MariaDB
```
exit
```

Step 7: Run Firefly III Installation Wizard

Open your browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip/firefly-iii/public/install
Follow the installation wizard steps by accepting the license, checking for the requirements, and inserting your database and admin account information
After successful installation, you can access Firefly III by navigating to http://your-server-ip/firefly-iii/public in your browser

Congratulations! You have installed Firefly III on your EndeavourOS server. Now, you can manage your finances, keep track of your expenses, and plan your budget easily.