How to Install Firefly III on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Firefly III, a personal finance application that helps you manage your money. We will be installing Firefly III on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, you will need the following:

  • A server running FreeBSD Latest
  • A terminal or SSH client
  • Administrative access to the server

Step 1: Install required packages

First, we need to install some required packages for Firefly III. Open the terminal on your FreeBSD server and run the following command:

sudo pkg install php74 php74-sqlite3 php74-simplexml php74-tokenizer php74-session php74-mbstring git

This command will install the required packages.

Step 2: Clone the Firefly III repository

Next, we need to clone the Firefly III repository from GitHub by running the following command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii.git /usr/local/www/firefly-iii

This command will download the Firefly III source code to the directory /usr/local/www/firefly-iii.

Step 3: Configure web server

Firefly III requires a web server to run. We will be using the default Apache HTTP server. Run the following command to create a new Apache virtual host file for Firefly III:

sudo vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/firefly-iii.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

Alias /firefly-iii /usr/local/www/firefly-iii/public

<Directory /usr/local/www/firefly-iii/public>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Save and close the file by pressing Escape, then typing :wq and pressing Enter.

Now, restart the Apache server to apply the changes by running:

sudo service apache24 restart

Your web server is now configured and ready to run Firefly III.

Step 4: Configure Firefly III

We need to configure Firefly III for the first use. Copy .env.example to .env configuration file by running the following command:

sudo cp /usr/local/www/firefly-iii/.env.example /usr/local/www/firefly-iii/.env

Edit the configuration file:

sudo vi /usr/local/www/firefly-iii/.env

Update the following settings in the file:

APP_URL='http://YOUR_SERVER_IP_OR_DOMAIN/firefly-iii'
CACHE_DRIVER=file
SESSION_DRIVER=file

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Install Firefly III

Finally, run the following command to install Firefly III:

cd /usr/local/www/firefly-iii
sudo php artisan firefly-iii:install

Follow the prompts and enter the required information to complete the installation:

  • Database configuration (We will use SQLite3 in this tutorial)
  • Administrator account details

Once the installation is complete, you can access Firefly III by visiting http://YOUR_SERVER_IP_OR_DOMAIN/firefly-iii in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Firefly III on FreeBSD Latest.