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PR #7712 simplified rebuild-electron to just `electron-rebuild -f -o better-sqlite3,bcrypt` from the repo root. Two problems with that: 1. Without `-m`, electron-rebuild scans the root workspace's package.json for native deps. better-sqlite3 isn't a direct root dep — it lives under packages/sync-server/ — so the scan returns no candidates and the rebuild silently no-ops. 2. Without --build-from-source, electron-rebuild defers to prebuild-install, which downloads a stale prebuilt binary keyed off better-sqlite3's package.json (ABI 127) instead of recompiling against Electron 39's bundled Node ABI 140. The download succeeds and "Rebuild Complete" prints, but the resulting `better_sqlite3.node` can't `dlopen` inside Electron's utility process — sync-server crashes immediately on db init, the renderer's startSyncServer IPC never resolves, and the e2e test hangs on "Configure your server". Point -m at packages/desktop-electron (which transitively pulls in better-sqlite3 and bcrypt via @actual-app/sync-server) and force a real compile via --build-from-source. Verified locally: better-sqlite3 rebuilds to darwin-arm64-140 and the desktop e2e onboarding test passes in 6s instead of hanging for 60s. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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.
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Key Links
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- 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?
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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.
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Translation
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