AKAUNTING CONTAINS VERY MUCH PROPERITARY COMPONENTS. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THIS SOFTWARE FOR FREE IN A PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT. UPDATES MAY BREAK YOUR INSTALLATION. IN THE PAST UPDATES LEADED TO THE REDUCTION OF FREE FEATURES AND INSTEAD THEY BECOME PAYD FEATURES. THIS LEADED TO THAT USERS COULD NOT MAINTAINE THERE COMPANIES IN AKAUNTING ANYMORE

I recommend to use instead Open Project and/or GNUCash.

This role still exist in case, that you want to setup Akaunting and you're willing to pay, but I recommend to don't use akaunting.

Introduction

This guide details the process of setting up Akaunting, a free and online accounting software, using Docker. It's tailored to help you deploy and manage an Akaunting instance efficiently using Docker and Docker Compose.

Prerequisites

Docker and Docker Compose installed.
Basic understanding of Docker concepts.
Access to the command line or terminal.

Installation Steps

@ATTENTION Variable #AKAUNTING_SETUP: true needs to be set

New Manual Setup

Navigate to Docker Compose Directory: Change to the directory containing your Docker Compose files for Akaunting.
```
cd {{path_docker_compose_instances}}akaunting/
```
Set Environment Variables: These are necessary to prevent timeouts during long operations.
```
export COMPOSE_HTTP_TIMEOUT=600
export DOCKER_CLIENT_TIMEOUT=600
```
Start Akaunting Service: This command will initialize the Akaunting setup.
```
AKAUNTING_SETUP=true docker-compose -p akaunting up -d
```
Check Web Interface: Ensure the web interface is operational.
Restart Services: To finalize the setup, restart the services.
```
docker-compose down
docker-compose -p akaunting up -d
```

Administration

View Logs: To check the latest logs of Akaunting.

docker-compose exec -it akaunting tail -n 300 storage/logs/laravel.log

Access Containers: For troubleshooting or configuration.
- Akaunting Container: docker-compose exec -it akaunting bash
- Database Container: docker-compose exec -it akaunting-db /bin/mariadb -u admin --password=$akaunting_db_password akaunting

Manual Update

Execute PHP artisan commands in the following order for updating Akaunting:

php artisan about
php artisan cache:clear
php artisan view:clear
php artisan migrate:status
php artisan update:all
php artisan update:db

Composer

To install Composer, a PHP dependency management tool:

curl https://getcomposer.org/download/2.4.1/composer.phar --output composer.phar
php composer.phar install

Full Backup Routine

Detailed steps for backing up your Akaunting instance, including setting manual and automatic variables, destroying containers, removing volumes, and rebuilding and recovering volumes. (Refer to the full backup routine script in the original README).

Setting Variables

Variables are crucial in configuring your Akaunting setup. Ensure you set the following variables correctly in your environment:

docker_compose.directories.instance: Set this variable to the path where your Docker Compose files for Akaunting are located.
akaunting_db_password, applications.akaunting.version, applications.akaunting.company_name, applications.akaunting.company_email, applications.akaunting.setup_admin_email, and akaunting_setup_admin_password: These should be set in your .env files as per your requirements.

Additional Configuration

SSL Certificate: The guide includes steps to receive a certificate for your domain.
Nginx Configuration: Necessary steps to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy for Akaunting.
Database and Runtime Environment: Instructions on how to set up the db.env and run.env files for database and runtime configurations.

Further Information

For more details, visit the Akaunting Docker Repository and the Akaunting Forums.

Contribution and Feedback

Your contributions and feedback are welcome. Please reach out for support or queries at kevin@veen.world.

Author

This script is developed by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. You can reach out to him at kevin@veen.world or visit his website at https://www.veen.world.