ledger-cli is great. It offers a powerful double-entry accounting system with all data in a plain text file. But its reliance on the command line make it not very accessible for "normal" people. This is where ledgerweb comes in: It provides an easy to use web-interface for adding entries to your ledger-file.
ledgerinput is intended to be run as a local website (only accessible from within your home network) on a Raspberry Pi or something similar.
- Build the container:
podman build -t ledgerin .(in the repo's main folder) - Run the container:
podman run -d --net=host -v /path/to/ledgerfile/:/data/:Z ledgerweb - You may need to adjust your firewall settings to open the specified port
You can also use ledgerinput without docker. In that case, take the following steps:
- Setup
python3with the following packages:flasksubprocesspyyaml
- Install
ledger - Clone this repository
- Customize your ledgerweb-instance by creating your own
config.yamlfile in the ledgerweb folder (see ch. config) - Run the server with
python3 /path/to/ledgerin/ledgerin.py
The configuration of ledgerweb is done in a yaml file.
Please create the file config.yaml for your own configuration. See defaultconfig.yaml for all available options and syntax.
Note: The config-file is only parsed on startup. If you change your configuration, you have to stop flask (Ctrl-C) and start it again for your changes to be effective.j
| Key | Explanation |
|---|---|
| hostip | ip address used by flask, should be the ip of your server |
| hostport | port used by flask, use 80 for (local) deployment |
| ledgerfile | path to your ledger file |
| currency | currency used in ledger file |
| accounts | a list of commonly used accounts (e.g. Assets:Checking) to be used as data for auto-complete |
| favs | often used transactions, with from and to-account |