How to Install Budgetzero on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Budgetzero is a free and open-source web-based personal finance software that helps users to manage their money. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Budgetzero on Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have the following in place:

• A running instance of Fedora CoreOS
• Internet Connection
• A user account on the server with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Docker

Budgetzero is based on Docker, so the first step is to install Docker on your machine. Run the following command:

sudo dnf install docker

After the installation, enable and start the Docker service using the following command:

sudo systemctl enable --now docker

Step 2: Clone Budgetzero Repository

Next, you need to clone the Budgetzero repository from Github. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/budgetzero/budgetzero.git

Step 3: Create Database Configuration

For Budgetzero to work properly, you need to create a database configuration file. Run the following command to create a "db.env" configuration file:

cd budgetzero/
nano db.env

In the file, add the following lines:

MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=<your-strong-root-password>
MYSQL_DATABASE=budgetzero
MYSQL_USER=budgetzero
MYSQL_PASSWORD=<your-strong-db-password>

Replace <your-strong-root-password> and <your-strong-db-password> with strong passwords of your choice.

Save and close the file by pressing CTRL + X, then Y, and finally ENTER.

Step 4: Update Docker Compose

Budgetzero uses Docker Compose to run its services. First, update the Compose file by running the following command:

nano docker-compose.yml

In the file, change the following line:

version: "3"

to:

version: "3.5"

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Run Docker Compose

You are now ready to run Budgetzero using Docker Compose. Run the following command:

sudo docker-compose up -d

This command will start the containers in the background.

Step 6: Access Budgetzero

You can now access Budgetzero by opening your web browser and typing in the server's IP address followed by port 8080.

http://<ip-address>:8080

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and setup Budgetzero on your Fedora CoreOS server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install Budgetzero on Fedora CoreOS using Docker. Budgetzero is an excellent tool for managing your personal finances, and we hope this tutorial was helpful in installing it for you. Feel free to explore and customize Budgetzero to fit your personal finance management needs.