How to Install Firefly III on NixOS Latest

Firefly III is a free and open-source personal finance manager that enables users to track their income, expenses, and investments. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Firefly III on NixOS latest.

Prerequisites

• A running installation of NixOS on a server or a virtual machine
• Basic knowledge of Linux commands and Nix package manager

Step 1 - Update NixOS

Before installing Firefly III, make sure that NixOS is updated to the latest version. You can update NixOS using the following command:

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2 - Install PHP and PHP Extensions

Firefly III requires PHP 7.4 or higher and some PHP extensions to be installed. You can install PHP and the required PHP extensions using the following command:

sudo nix-env -i php php-intl php-pdo php-mysql php-zmq php-apcu

Step 3 - Install Database Server

Firefly III requires a database server to store its data. You can install MySQL or MariaDB using the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.mariadb

Step 4 - Create a Database

After installing the database server, you need to create a database for Firefly III. You can create a database using the following command:

sudo mariadb -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE firefly_db;"

Replace firefly_db with your preferred database name.

Step 5 - Create a User and Grant Permissions

Create a new user with a password and grant it permission to access the database. You can create a new user using the following command:

sudo mariadb -u root -p -e "CREATE USER 'firefly_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';"

Replace firefly_user and password with your preferred username and password.

Now, grant permission to the user to access the database using the following command:

sudo mariadb -u root -p -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON firefly_db.* TO 'firefly_user'@'localhost';"

Again, replace firefly_user and firefly_db with your preferred username and database name.

Step 6 - Install Firefly III

You can now install Firefly III on NixOS using the following command:

sudo nix-env -i firefly-iii

Step 7 - Configure Firefly III

Once Firefly III is installed, you need to configure it to connect to the database. Open the configuration file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/firefly-iii/config.php

Find the following lines in the file and replace them with the following:

'database_type' => 'mysql',
'database_name' => 'firefly_db',
'server'        => 'localhost',
'username'      => 'firefly_user',
'password'      => 'password',

Again, replace firefly_user, firefly_db, and password with your preferred username, database name, and password.

Step 8 - Start Firefly III

You can now start Firefly III using the following command:

sudo systemctl start firefly-iii

Step 9 - Access Firefly III

Firefly III should now be accessible through a web browser at http://<server-ip>/. Replace <server-ip> with the IP address of your server.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Firefly III on NixOS latest. You can now start tracking your finances with Firefly III.