Self-host Actual Budget

A fast, local-first envelope-budgeting app with optional self-hosted sync. Most people are up and budgeting in minutes — privacy without the spreadsheet.

Key facts

What you need

• Any VPS with at least 512 MB of RAM
• A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
• Under an hour if you've used Docker before

Install with Docker Compose

Save this as compose.yml and run docker compose up -d:

copy# Actual Budget — sync server
docker run -d --name actual \
  -p 5006:5006 -v actual-data:/data \
  actualbudget/actual-server:latest
# open http://SERVER_IP:5006