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Extends the bundling strategy from #7710 (SQL migrations + AQL view probe) to the last init-time fetch: `default-db.sqlite`. `populateDefaultFilesystem` in `packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/fs/index.ts` previously fetched `data-file-index.txt` plus each listed asset from the sync server on every backend init. SharedWorker fetches bypass the service-worker cache in some browser/PWA contexts (notably Safari/iOS), so any init-path network call breaks offline app load — which is exactly the FatalError users hit when their sync server is unreachable (issue #7759). The fix inlines the SQLite seed file into the loot-core worker chunk via a small Vite plugin (`?bytes` query, lives in `packages/loot-core/scripts/ bytes-loader.mts` and is reused by both `vite.config.mts` and `vitest.web.config.ts`). The generated module wraps the base64 → Uint8Array decode in an IIFE so V8 can GC the intermediate base64 + binary strings after the byte array is built; only the 282KB Uint8Array stays resident. `populateDefaultFilesystem` is now a single `_writeFile(bundledDatabasePath, defaultDbBytes)` — zero network I/O on init. Desktop-client's `stagePublicData` continues to copy `default-db.sqlite` into `public/data/` for one release so older clients still pinned by a stale service-worker cache can finish populating their in-memory FS after upgrade; new clients ignore it. 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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Installation
There are four ways to deploy Actual:
- One-click deployment via PikaPods (~1.40 $/month) - recommended for non-technical users
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- Self-hosted by using a Docker image
- Local-only apps - downloadable Windows, Mac and Linux apps you can run on your device
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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
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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
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Feature Requests
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