Deployment
Docker & GPU
Docker support: Yes
GPU: Not required
Check the source notes below before assuming a GPU, transcoding workload or machine-learning feature is included in the baseline deployment.
Productivity / Finance
Firefly III on VPS
Free and open-source personal finances manager with double-entry bookkeeping
- GitHub stars
- ~24900
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Docker
- Yes
- GPU
- Not required
Requirements
Minimum and recommended VPS specs
Badges are attached to each value. An estimate is never presented as an official project requirement.
| Resource | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 1 GB Estimated | 2 GB Estimated |
| CPU | 1 vCPU Estimated | 2 vCPU Estimated |
| Disk | 10 GB Estimated | Not stated Not stated |
Disk figures describe the application footprint recorded in the dataset. Personal media, documents, backups and other user data can require substantially more storage.
RunOnVPS sizing suggestion
Suggested VPS tier
2 GB RAM tier
This is our sizing suggestion, derived from Firefly III’s recommended RAM of 2 GB. It is not an official requirement and it does not guarantee that every workload, plug-in set or media library will fit comfortably.
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Commercial alternative
What it can replace
YNAB / Copilot Money
Firefly III is catalogued here as a self-hosted alternative to YNAB / Copilot Money. Feature parity varies, so compare your required workflow before migrating.
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Important notes
Official docs specify the software stack (PHP; MySQL/PostgreSQL/SQLite) but no hardware minimum (checked 2026-10-24); estimates based on the official Docker Compose (app + MariaDB/MySQL database container). The optional Data Importer adds overhead. Stars approximate as of 2026-10-24.
Data source: https://docs.firefly-iii.org/how-to/firefly-iii/installation/docker/
Project repository: https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii
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