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Migrations that remove or change existing schema break older clients that sync against the same budget file (invalid-schema sync errors and the out-of-sync-migrations fatal error). This adds layered enforcement: - A schema guard test in loot-core that runs every migration on a fresh database and diffs the resulting schema (tables, columns, indexes) against a committed golden snapshot. Removals/changes always fail; additions ask for the snapshot to be regenerated with `yarn generate:schema-snapshot`, making schema changes reviewable. - An escape hatch for maintainer-approved breaking changes (SCHEMA_SNAPSHOT_ALLOW_BREAKING=true) that records removed names in retired-names.json; a companion test forbids ever reusing those names, since historical CRDT messages would repopulate them with stale data. - Extended CI migration checks: shipped migration files can no longer be edited or deleted (diffed against the merge base by blob hash), and new migrations containing DROP/RENAME statements get an advisory PR annotation. The existing timestamp-ordering check is preserved. - A contributing docs section describing the policy, the snapshot workflow, and the breaking-change ceremony.
Getting Started
Actual is a local-first personal finance tool. It is 100% free and open-source, written in NodeJS, it has a synchronization element so that all your changes can move between devices without any heavy lifting.
If you are interested in contributing, or want to know how development works, see our contributing document we would love to have you.
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Key Links
- Actual discord community.
- Actual Community Documentation
- Frequently asked questions
Installation
There are four ways to deploy Actual:
- One-click deployment via PikaPods (~1.40 $/month) - recommended for non-technical users
- Managed hosting via Fly.io (~1.50 $/month)
- Self-hosted by using a Docker image
- Local-only apps - downloadable Windows, Mac and Linux apps you can run on your device
Learn more in the installation instructions docs.
Ready to Start Budgeting?
Read about Envelope budgeting to know more about the idea behind Actual Budget.
Are you new to budgeting or want to start fresh?
Check out the community's Starting Fresh guide so you can quickly get up and running!
Are you migrating from other budgeting apps?
Check out the community's Migration guide to start jumping on the Actual Budget train!
Documentation
We have a wide range of documentation on how to use Actual, this is all available in our Community Documentation, this includes topics on Budgeting, Account Management, Tips & Tricks and some documentation for developers.
Contributing
Actual is a community driven product. Learn more about contributing to Actual.
Code structure
The Actual app is split up into a few packages:
- loot-core - The core application that runs on any platform
- desktop-client - The desktop UI
- desktop-electron - The desktop app
More information on the project structure is available in our community documentation.
Feature Requests
Current feature requests can be seen here. Vote for your favorite requests by reacting 👍 to the top comment of the request.
To add new feature requests, open a new Issue of the "Feature Request" type.
Translation
Make Actual Budget accessible to more people by helping with the Internationalization of Actual. We are using a crowd sourcing tool to manage the translations, see our Weblate Project. Weblate proudly supports open-source software projects through their Libre plan.
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Sponsors
Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who make Actual Budget possible!
