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**Actual has now been moved to a stand-alone Docker organization. If you were previously using `jlongster/actual-server` docker image - please update it to `actualbudget/actual-server`.** The release has the following notable features: - Rules can now optionally be applied when any of their conditions match (in addition to the existing option to apply when all of their conditions match) - Rules: quick-create option from the transaction table (in the “X selected” menu that shows up after selecting a transaction, choose “Create rule”) - Ability to hide decimal places for currencies with large numbers (in Settings → Formatting) - New autocomplete component (please report any bugs [here](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/773)) - Lots of smaller improvements and bugfixes --------- Co-authored-by: Jed Fox <git@jedfox.com>
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| A Tour of Actual |
This article covers the first steps you’ll likely want to take when you first open Actual. The other entries in this section of the sidebar cover different parts of the interface in more detail.
Add a bank account
When first opening the app, it will ask you to add a bank account. Fill out the form and click “Create.” You can add accounts later by clicking the "Add Account" button in the sidebar. If you’d like, you can export some recent transactions from your bank and import them into Actual so you have some data to work with right away. But Actual will also work just fine if you don’t import any transactions from the past.
Set a budget
Once you’ve added your first account, you can navigate to the Budget page by clicking its link in the sidebar. Once you’re there, you can choose categories you’d like to use for budgeting.. Some basic categories have been added for you, but you can add more or remove the default ones by clicking the arrow on a category group or a category.
Create your first budget by entering amounts into the “budgeted” column of the categories you want to track. Your starting balance will be available as money to budget (see how budgeting works).
Check back throughout the month
That's it! After you've made some more purchases, check back and import your transactions. After categorizing them, you can see how your spending has impacted your budget.
Related reading: how budgeting works, managing categories
Useful Links
Below is a list of useful links related to Actual Budget.
- The open source announcement
- GitHub for Actual - The source code for Actual, a local-first personal finance tool.
- GitHub for Actual Server - The syncing server with web client included . All you need to run Actual.
- GitHub repository of releases of Actual and Actual packages
- The official Docker image: https://hub.docker.com/r/actualbudget/actual-server
Guides
- Deploying Actual (youtube video) credit Marc Seitz
- YNAB4 User Guide