A rich web interface for the CL-accounting tool beancount.
Project description
Web interface for the double-entry bookkeeping software beancount with a focus on features and usability.
You can try out a demo here: fava.pythonanywhere.com
(More Screenshots here: github.com/aumayr/fava/tree/master/util/screenshots)
Installation
Prerequisites: An installed version of beancount and Python >= 3.5
Install it from PyPI by running pip3 install beancount-fava
Usage
Start fava by running fava /Volumes/Ledger/example.ledger (substitute with the path to your own beancount-file) to run the included web server.
Point your browser at http://localhost:5000 to view the web interface.
fava comes with Gmail-style keyboard shortcuts: Press ? to show an overview of the keyboard shortcuts.
Development
If you want to hack on fava, this will get you up and running:
git clone https://github.com/aumayr/fava.git
cd fava
# using a virtual environment is optional, but recommended
virtualenv -p python3 venv
. venv/bin/activate
make build-js
pip install --editable .Note that you’ll need to have the newest version of npm and NodeJS installed to build the JavaScript and CSS files.
Caution: Consider this beta-software. Contributions are very welcome :-)
