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* [Introduction](#introduction)
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By keeping track of your expenses and your income you can budget accordingly and save money. Stop living from paycheck to paycheck but give yourself the financial wiggle room you need.
You can read more about this in the [official documentation](https://firefly-iii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html).
You can read more about this in the [official documentation](https://docs.firefly-iii.org/).
### Features
Firefly III is pretty feature packed. Some important stuff first:
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## Get started
There are many ways to run Firefly III
1. There is a [demo site](https://demo.firefly-iii.org) with an example financial administration already present.
2. You can [install it on your server](https://firefly-iii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/server.html).
3. You can [run it using Docker](https://firefly-iii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/docker.html).
2. You can [install it on your server](https://docs.firefly-iii.org/installation/self_hosted).
3. You can [run it using Docker](https://docs.firefly-iii.org/installation/docker).
4. You can [deploy to Heroku](https://heroku.com/deploy?template=https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/tree/master).
* Please read the [considerations when using Heroku](https://firefly-iii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/hosted.html#considerations-when-using-heroku) first though.
* Please read the [considerations when using Heroku](https://docs.firefly-iii.org/installation/third_parties#considerations-when-using-heroku) first though.
5. You can [deploy to Sandstorm.io](https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/uws252ya9mep4t77tevn85333xzsgrpgth8q4y1rhknn1hammw70).
* Note that you must have a paid Sandstorm account for this to work, or you must self-host your Sandstorm server.
6. You can [install it using Softaculous](https://softaculous.com/). These guys even have made [another demo site](https://www.softaculous.com/softaculous/apps/others/Firefly_III)!
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9. *Even more options are on the way!*
### Update your instance
Make sure you check for updates regularly. Your Firefly III instance will ask you to do this. [Upgrade instructions](https://firefly-iii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/upgrading.html) can be found in the [official documentation](https://firefly-iii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html).
Make sure you check for updates regularly. Your Firefly III instance will ask you to do this. [Upgrade instructions](https://docs.firefly-iii.org/advanced-installation/upgrade) can be found in the [official documentation](https://docs.firefly-iii.org/).
## Contribute
Your help is always welcome! Feel free to open issues, ask questions, talk about it and discuss this tool. I've created several social media accounts and I invite you to follow them, tweet at them and post to them. There's [reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/FireflyIII/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Firefly_III). It's not very active but it's a start!
Your help is always welcome! Feel free to open issues, ask questions, talk about it and discuss this tool. I've created several social media accounts and I invite you to follow them, tweet at them and post to them. There's [reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/FireflyIII/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Firefly_III).
Of course, there are some [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/blob/master/.github/contributing.md) and a [code of conduct](https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/blob/master/.github/code_of_conduct.md), which I invite you to check out.
I can always use your help [squashing bugs](https://firefly-iii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/support/contribute.html#bugs), thinking about [new features](https://firefly-iii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/support/contribute.html#feature-requests) or [translating Firefly III](https://firefly-iii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/support/contribute.html#translations) into other languages.
I can always use your help [squashing bugs](https://docs.firefly-iii.org/support/contribute#bugs), thinking about [new features](https://docs.firefly-iii.org/support/contribute#feature-requests) or [translating Firefly III](https://docs.firefly-iii.org/support/contribute#translations) into other languages.
For all other contributions, see below.
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But you get the idea: this is your money. These are your expenses. Stop them from controlling you. I built this tool because I started to dislike money. Having it, not having, paying bills with it, etc. But no more. I want to feel "safe", whatever my balance is. And I hope this tool can help. I know it helps me.
## Contact
You can contact me at [thegrumpydictator@gmail.com](mailto:thegrumpydictator@gmail.com), you may open an issue or contact me through the various social media pages there are: [reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/FireflyIII/), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Firefly_III) and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/FireflyIII/).
You can contact me at [thegrumpydictator@gmail.com](mailto:thegrumpydictator@gmail.com), you may open an issue or contact me through the various social media pages there are: [reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/FireflyIII/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Firefly_III).
Over time, [many people have contributed to Firefly III](https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/graphs/contributors).
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OK that was a joke. You can donate using [PayPal](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=44UKUT455HUFA) or [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/jc5).
Thank you for considering donating to Firefly III!
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Thank you for considering donating to Firefly III!
### Alternatives
If you are looking for alternatives, check out [Kickball's Awesome-Selfhosted list](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted) which features not only Firefly III but also many other noteworthy alternatives.