How do I self-host Akaunting?

Akaunting can be deployed using Docker Compose. The AltStack provides a production-ready configuration that you can deploy on your own server. Simply copy the configuration and run it on any machine with Docker installed.

Is Akaunting free to self-host?

Yes, Akaunting is open source under the GPL-3.0 and free to self-host. Your only costs are the server infrastructure. A basic cloud VPS starts at around $5-10/month.

What programming language is Akaunting built with?

Akaunting is built with PHP. It has 10,182 stars on GitHub, indicating strong community adoption and support.

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Deploy Akaunting

Free and open source online accounting software for small businesses and freelancers.

Quick Start

Create a directory

mkdir akaunting-self-hosted && cd akaunting-self-hosted

Create config file

Copy the content from the Config tab below into a file named docker-compose.yml

Deploy

docker compose up -d

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Metadata

License

GPL-3.0

Language

PHP

Last Updated

10/8/2026

Configuration

yaml

services:
  akaunting:
    image: akaunting/akaunting:latest
    container_name: akaunting
    restart: unless-stopped
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    environment:
      - DB_HOST=db
      - DB_DATABASE=akaunting
      - DB_USERNAME=akaunting
      - DB_PASSWORD=akaunting
      - APP_URL=http://localhost:8080
      - LOCALE=en-US
    volumes:
      - akaunting_data:/var/www/html/storage

  db:
    image: mysql:8.0
    container_name: akaunting-db
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=rootpass
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=akaunting
      - MYSQL_USER=akaunting
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=akaunting
    volumes:
      - akaunting_db_data:/var/lib/mysql
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "mysqladmin", "ping", "-h", "localhost"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5

volumes:
  akaunting_data:
  akaunting_db_data:

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