How to Install Akaunting on FreeBSD Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Akaunting on FreeBSD latest version.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

  • A running instance of FreeBSD Latest
  • A user with root privileges
  • A web server installed and configured (Apache or Nginx)
  • PHP installed and configured (version 7.1 or greater)
  • MySQL database server installed and configured

Step 1: Download Akaunting

The first step is to download the latest stable release of Akaunting from their official website:

$ wget https://akaunting.com/download/latest.zip

Step 2: Install Unzip

Akaunting is distributed in a ZIP file format. Therefore, you need to install the "unzip" package to extract the downloaded file:

$ pkg install -y unzip

Step 3: Extract Akaunting

Once the "unzip" package is installed, extract the Akaunting ZIP file:

$ unzip latest.zip

After extracting the file, you will have a "akaunting" directory containing all the necessary files.

Step 4: Move Akaunting to Document Root

At this point, you need to move the Akaunting directory to the document root of your web server. If you are using Apache, the document root is typically located at "/usr/local/www/apache24/data", and if you are using Nginx, the path is "/usr/local/www/nginx".

$ mv akaunting /usr/local/www/apache24/data/

Step 5: Set File Permissions

Set the file permissions of the Akaunting directory to allow the webserver to read and write files. The following command will give read and write permissions to the web server:

$ chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/apache24/data/akaunting

Step 6: Create a MySQL Database

The next step is to create a MySQL database for Akaunting. Log in to your MySQL server with the following command:

$ mysql -u root -p

Once logged in, execute the following commands to create a new database and a user with privileges to access it:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE akaunting;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON akaunting.* TO 'akauntinguser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit

Note that you should replace "akauntinguser" and "password" with your preferred username and password.

Step 7: Configure Akaunting

Akaunting can be configured through the ".env" file located in the Akaunting directory. Copy the ".env.example" file to ".env" with the following command:

$ cp /usr/local/www/apache24/data/akaunting/.env.example /usr/local/www/apache24/data/akaunting/.env

Edit the file with your favorite text editor and set the following values:

APP_URL=http://localhost
DB_DATABASE=akaunting
DB_USERNAME=akauntinguser
DB_PASSWORD=password

Make sure to replace the values with the ones you set in Step 6.

Step 8: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency management tool for PHP. Install it with the following command:

$ cd /usr/local/bin
$ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

Step 9: Install Akaunting Dependencies

Akaunting has several PHP dependencies that need to be installed. Navigate to the Akaunting directory and run the following command:

$ cd /usr/local/www/apache24/data/akaunting
$ php /usr/local/bin/composer.phar install --no-dev

Step 10: Access Akaunting

You can now access Akaunting by navigating to "http://localhost/akaunting" in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Akaunting on FreeBSD latest version. You can now use Akaunting to manage your business finances.