Install Akaunting - Open Source Accounting Software

Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

#Akaunting #AccountingSoftware #Windows

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What is Akaunting?
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Akaunting is a free, open source and online accounting software designed for small businesses and freelancers. - github.com/akaunting/akaunting

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Installation
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   01. Download XAMPP sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/XAMPP%20Windows
   02. Download Akaunting github.com/akaunting/akaunting/releases/latest
   03. Download Microsoft Visual C++ https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe
   04. Install Microsoft Visual C++
   05. Right click the downloaded XAMPP .zip file ≫ Extract All...
   06. Right click the downloaded Akaunting .zip file ≫ Extract All...
   07. Rename the extacted folder to akaunting
   08. Cut the akaunting folder inside the XAMPP/htdocs directory
   09. Navigate into the akaunting folder ≫ Create a copy of .env.example
   10. Rename the copy .env
   11. Edit the .env file in a text editor
   12. Edit the values in .env as follows
         APP_URL=http://DNSorIP/akaunting
         LOCALE=en-US
         DB_HOST=localhost
         DB_PORT=3306
         DB_NAME=akaunting
         DB_USERNAME=akaunting_rw
         DB_PASSWORD=@kaunt1ng!
         DB_PREFIX=
   13. Save the changes to .env and close the text editor
   14. Navigate back to the Downloads directory and cut the extracted XAMPP directory to a safe location to run from, C:\Program Files for example
   15. Run XAMPP/setup_xampp.bat to update the configuration files with the new server location
   16. Navigate into XAMPP/PHP and edit php.ini in a text editor
   17. Find the list of extensions and make sure the following are enabled by removing the ; at the start of the line
         extension=gd
         extension=intl
   18. Save the changes to php.ini and close the text editor
   19. Right click the Start button ≫ Settings ≫ About
   20. Click the Advanced system settings option
   21. Click the Environment Variables...
   22. Edit the System Path variable
   23. Click the New button
   24. Add the PHP installation directory (ie C:\Program Files\xampp\PHP\)
   25. Click OK to all open dialog windows
   26. Back in File Explorer, run XAMPP/xampp-control.exe
   27. Click the Start buttons next to Apache and MySQL
   28. Navigate to XAMPP/mysql/bin
   29. Hold the SHIFT key and right click in the white space ≫ Open PowerShell window here...
   30. Run the following commands in the PowerShell window to setup the database
         # connect to mysql
         .\mysql -u root
         # create the database
         CREATE DATABASE akaunting;
         # create the service account
         GRANT ALL ON akaunting.* to 'akaunting_rw'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '@kaunt1ng!';
         # flush privileges
         FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
         # close mysql connection
         EXIT;
         # change directory to the akaunting folder
         cd ..\..\htdocs\akaunting
         # generate an app key
         php artisan key:generate
         # exit powershell
         exit

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Akaunting Web Installer
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   01. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP/akaunting
   02. Select a Language ≫ Click Next
   03. Complete the Database form as shown below
         Hostname: localhost
         Username: akaunting_rw
         Password: @kaunt1ng!
         Database: akaunting
   04. Click Next
   05. Complete the Admin form by entering a Company Name, Company Email, Admin Email and Admin Password ≫ Click Next
   06. Log in with the Admin username and password
   07. On the Company tab, scroll to the bottom of the form and click Skip this step
   08. Select/add the desired currencies ≫ Click Next
   09. Click Next on the Taxes tab
   10. Click the Create your first invoice link
   11. Welcome to Akaunting

Source: akaunting.com/docs/installation

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