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💰 Setup Maybe — Personal Finance and Net Worth Tracker

Deploy Maybe on Ubuntu with Docker — an open-source personal finance manager for accounts, budgets, investments, and net worth over time, with PostgreSQL 16 and a generated SECRET_KEY_BASE, on port 3002.

⚠️ This script is provided for demo and testing purposes only. Not intended for production use.

📦 Resources & Setup Scripts

Grab the automated bash script from GitHub to follow along with the video.

Automated install script — one command deploys Maybe with PostgreSQL 16 on port 3002, generates a 128-character SECRET_KEY_BASE, and sets SELF_HOSTING_ENABLED. Create your account on first visit.
View on GitHub

Quick Install:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/finance/maybe/maybe-ubuntu.sh
chmod +x maybe-ubuntu.sh
./maybe-ubuntu.sh

Tutorial Steps

1 Download the Script

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/finance/maybe/maybe-ubuntu.sh

2 Make it Executable

chmod +x maybe-ubuntu.sh

3 Run the Installer

./maybe-ubuntu.sh

4 Create Your Account

http://your-server-ip:3002

Ports Used

PortPurpose
3002Maybe web interface (mapped from container port 3000)
5432PostgreSQL 16 — internal to the Docker network, not exposed to the host

Overview

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      Real Use Cases

        Main Features

          How to Use After Installation

            Security Best Practices

              Ports and Firewall Notes

              Backup and Maintenance

                Common Mistakes

                  Troubleshooting

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