FIREFLY III: Free Cloud-ready personal finance management system

What is FireFly III?

When it comes to managing persona finances, there are many options that come to mind, however, most of them are designed to work on cloud or as desktop apps.

Well, that's not the case with FireFly III as it designed as a web-based system that work well for multiple family members without a hustle.

FireFly III is a free open-source software that helps users to manage their personal finances, cashflow, credit cards, expanses and more.

Unlike other personal finance management software which are mostly desktop apps, FireFly III is a self-hosted web-based cloud system, Which means users can install it on their personal cloud/ web-server.

Why do you need a self-hosted app?

One of the best advantages of using self-hosted is that its accessibility from different locations, machines and through  modern web browsers.

Features

1. Self-hosted
2. Full-data control
3. Low server requirements
4. Developer-friendly REST-API
5. Multiple account support
6. Responsive design
7. Supports all modern browsers (Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox)
8. Double-entry bookkeeping system
9. Role-based transaction system
10. Piggy bank management
11. Liabilities tracking
12. Full budgets control
13. Saving accounts management
14. income and outcome exports
15. Multiple currency support
16. Simple view and clear layout
17. Easy-access navigation
18. Charts and diagrams
19. Docker installation support
20. Rich and clear documentation
21. Multiple-server/ hosting installation support
22. Automated recurring transactions' management support
23. Credit cards support
24. Shared accounts
25. Predict and anticipate bills
26. Liabilities (loans, mortgages)
27. 2 factors authentication for extra security

Drawback

However, server solutions are not easy to install for normal computer users, as it require fair knowledge of system and server administration.

Multiple setup options

FireFly III provides a detailed documentation of setup on different hosting platforms and technologies which include:

1. Bare-bone server
2. Docker
3. Softaculous installation system
4. AMPPS server package
5. Cloudron
6. Lando server
7. Yunohost

License

FireFly III is released under AGPL-3.0 license.

Resources

• https://www.firefly-iii.org/
• https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii
• https://docs.firefly-iii.org/firefly-iii/about-firefly-iii/introduction/