Finance

Tracking investments usually means handing your financial data to apps like Mint, Robinhood, or Yahoo Finance. They know every stock you own, every trade you make, and every dollar in your portfolio. Then they monetize that data. Ghostfolio is an open-source, self-hosted wealth management app that tracks stocks, ETFs, crypto, and other assets — all on your own server. Beautiful dashboards, real-time quotes, and zero data sharing. Why Ghostfolio? Privacy — your portfolio data never leaves your server Multi-asset — stocks, ETFs, bonds, crypto, commodities, real estate Real-time quotes — automatic price updates via multiple data providers Portfolio analytics — allocation charts, performance over time, dividends Multi-currency — supports any currency, auto-converts Import/export — CSV import from brokers, full data export Multi-account — track multiple brokerage accounts separately Mobile-friendly — responsive PWA works great on phones Active development — regular releases with new features Prerequisites Docker and Docker Compose A server with at least 1GB RAM Optional: API key for premium data (free tier works fine for most users) Installation Step 1: Create the project directory mkdir -p ~/ghostfolio && cd ~/ghostfolio Step 2: Create docker-compose.yml services: ghostfolio: image: ghostfolio/ghostfolio:latest container_name: ghostfolio ports: - "127.0.0.1:3333:3333" environment: DATABASE_URL: postgresql://ghostfolio:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/ghostfolio REDIS_HOST: redis REDIS_PORT: 6379 ACCESS_TOKEN_SALT: ${ACCESS_TOKEN_SALT} JWT_SECRET_KEY: ${JWT_SECRET_KEY} depends_on: postgres: condition: service_healthy redis: condition: service_started restart: unless-stopped postgres: image: postgres:16-alpine container_name: ghostfolio-db environment: POSTGRES_DB: ghostfolio POSTGRES_USER: ghostfolio POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD} volumes: - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data healthcheck: test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ghostfolio"] interval: 10s timeout: 5s retries: 5 restart: unless-stopped redis: image: redis:7-alpine container_name: ghostfolio-redis restart: unless-stopped volumes: postgres-data: Step 3: Create the .env file # Generate secrets cat > .env << EOF POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 16) ACCESS_TOKEN_SALT=$(openssl rand -hex 32) JWT_SECRET_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32) EOF Step 4: Start it up docker compose up -d Step 5: Access the UI Open http://your-server-ip:3333 in your browser. ...

Mint is dead. YNAB costs $99/year. Your bank’s budgeting tools are terrible. Actual Budget is the answer — a fast, privacy-first budgeting app you can self-host for free. Originally a paid product, Actual was open-sourced in 2022 and is now maintained by a thriving community. It’s one of the best self-hosted finance tools available, with envelope budgeting, bank sync, and a beautiful UI that works on desktop and mobile. Why Actual Budget? Envelope budgeting — assign every dollar a job (YNAB-style) Bank sync — automatic transaction imports via GoCardless (free for personal use) Fast — local-first architecture, syncs in the background Multi-device — access from any browser, sync across devices Import — migrate from YNAB, Mint, or any CSV/OFX/QFX export Reports — spending trends, net worth, cash flow charts Rules — auto-categorize transactions 100% private — your financial data never leaves your server Prerequisites A Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose ~128MB RAM (very lightweight) A domain or local IP for access Step 1: Create the Project Directory mkdir -p ~/actual-budget && cd ~/actual-budget Step 2: Docker Compose Setup Create docker-compose.yml: ...