ledger-cli-dashboard
This is a graphical reporting tool for ledger, created using the desktop version of just-dashboard. It is more intended as a starting point that you can extend and customize to match your own needs.
Built-in features
- Observe long-term tendencies
- Chart expenses within a specific month
- Automatic currency exchange
Dependencies
- yarn
- npm
- jq
- git
- ledger
Setup
./setup.sh
Usage
Customize account names
Edit accounts.conf to match your account names:
expenses_account=Expenses
income_account=Income
assets_account=Assets
savings_account=Assets/Savings
Edit expense_categories.conf to match your account names:
Food
Drinks
Rent
Services
Books
Note: Instead of ':' characters, you have to use '/' characters to access sub-accounts.
Display dashboard
./dashboard.sh book.txt USD
Replaced USD with your preferred output currency and book.txt with the path to your ledger file.
Fake data
This repo includes a fake ledger file called 'fake_book.txt' and a Python script which you can use to generate your own fake data.