# Installation Guide 1. **Navigate to the Docker Compose Directory** Change into the directory where the Docker Compose files reside. ```bash cd {{path_docker_compose_instances}}akaunting/ ``` 2. **Set Environment Variables** Ensure timeouts are increased to handle long operations: ```bash export COMPOSE_HTTP_TIMEOUT=600 export DOCKER_CLIENT_TIMEOUT=600 ``` 3. **Start Akaunting Service** Run the setup command with the `AKAUNTING_SETUP` variable: ```bash AKAUNTING_SETUP=true docker-compose -p akaunting up -d ``` 4. **Finalizing Setup** After verifying that the web interface works, restart services: ```bash docker-compose down docker-compose -p akaunting up -d ``` For further details, visit the [Akaunting Documentation](https://akaunting.com/) and the [Akaunting GitHub Repository](https://github.com/akaunting/docker).