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            <h1>Run Akaunting - Open Source Accounting Software - in Docker</h1>
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          <h2>What is Akaunting?</h2>

<blockquote><em>Akaunting is a free, open source and online accounting software designed for small businesses and freelancers. -<a href="https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting" target="_blank">https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting</a></em></blockquote>

<h2>Installing Docker</h2>

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	<li>Log into the Linux based device</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in the terminal
	<div class="codeBlock"># install prerequisites<br />
	sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y<br />
	# add docker gpg key<br />
	curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F&#39;=&#39; &#39;/^ID=/{ print $NF }&#39; /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -<br />
	# add docker software repository<br />
	sudo add-apt-repository &quot;deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F&#39;=&#39; &#39;/^ID=/{ print $NF }&#39; /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable&quot;<br />
	# install docker<br />
	sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y<br />
	# enable and start docker service<br />
	sudo systemctl enable docker &amp;&amp; sudo systemctl start docker<br />
	# add the current user to the docker group<br />
	sudo usermod -aG docker $USER<br />
	# reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect<br />
	su - $USER</div>
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<h2>Running the Akaunting Container</h2>

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	<li>Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the Akaunting Docker container and run it
	<div class="codeBlock"># create working directories<br />
	mkdir ~/docker/akaunting -p &amp;&amp; mkdir ~/docker/mariadb -p<br />
	# download base .env file<br />
	wget -O ~/docker/akaunting/.env https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akaunting/docker/master/env/run.env.example<br />
	# set ownership on the working directories<br />
	sudo chown &quot;$USER&quot;:&quot;$USER&quot; ~/docker -R<br />
	# run the mariadb docker container<br />
	docker run -d --name mariadb -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=r00tp@$$ -e MYSQL_USER=akaunting_rw -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=&#39;@k0unt1ng!&#39; -e MYSQL_DATABASE=akaunting -v ~/docker/mariadb:/var/lib/mysql -p 3306:3006 --restart=unless-stopped mariadb:latest<br />
	# edit .env file<br />
	nano ~/docker/akaunting/.env</div>
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	<li>Edit the values in .env as follows
	<p>APP_URL=http://DNSorIP:8080<br />
	LOCALE=en-US<br />
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	DB_HOST=mariadb<br />
	DB_PORT=3306<br />
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	DB_NAME=akaunting<br />
	DB_USERNAME=akaunting_rw<br />
	DB_PASSWORD=@k0unt1ng!</p>

	<p>DB_PREFIX=</p>

	<p>COMPANY_NAME=i12bretro<br />
	COMPANY_EMAIL=accounting@i12bretro.local<br />
	<br />
	ADMIN_EMAIL=i12bretro@i12bretro.local<br />
	ADMIN_PASSWORD=&lt;% something secure %&gt;</p>
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	<li>Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to .env</li>
	<li>Continue with the following steps in the terminal
	<div class="codeBlock"># run the akaunting container<br />
	docker run -d --name=akaunting --link mariadb -p 8080:80 --env-file ~/docker/akaunting/.env -e AKAUNTING_SETUP=true -v ~/docker/akaunting:/var/www/html/storage --restart=unless-stopped akaunting/akaunting</div>
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	<li>Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8080</li>
	<li>Login with the Email and Password setup in the .env file</li>
	<li>On the Company tab, scroll to the bottom of the form and click Skip this step</li>
	<li>Select/add the desired currencies &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Click Next on the Taxes tab</li>
	<li>Click the Create your first invoice link</li>
	<li>Welcome to Akaunting</li>
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<p>Documentation: <a href="https://hub.docker.com/r/akaunting/akaunting" target="_blank">https://hub.docker.com/r/akaunting/akaunting</a></p>          </div>
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