
I installed Akaunting on Ubuntu — the artisan installer hung until php-xml was loaded
I wanted invoices and double-entry books on my VPS, not another SaaS tab. Akaunting is Laravel plus a module App Store. On Ubuntu 24.04 the artisan installer hung until the PHP extensions were actually loaded, then a 500 showed up until storage belonged to www-data.
May 2, 2026 · 10 min read
