Firefly III Hosting

1. Open your pod URL and create your personal account when the registration form is shown.
2. Choose your currency and language, then add your bank and savings accounts. The official setup tutorial recommends entering yesterday’s balances so you can start recording today’s transactions.
3. Add income, expenses and transfers, then organize them with categories and budgets.

The first accounts tutorial explains the initial setup and how to check your balances.

No. PikaPods sets up and runs Firefly III for you, including OS and app updates and HTTPS. You won't touch Docker or a server. Your data stays available over SFTP if you ever want to move it elsewhere.

You can use your pod in a browser or choose a community-built client. The official third-party app directory lists options such as Abacus and Waterfly III. Check the chosen client’s compatibility, connection instructions and price; a separate app is not bundled with the pod.

Bank imports use the separate Firefly III Data Importer, which connects to your finance app through its API. Configure the importer and any supported bank-data provider separately; provider accounts and fees can apply. Follow the importer configuration guide before planning automatic imports. You can start recording transactions manually without a bank-data account.

Set up incremental backups to S3 in your pod settings for automatic nightly snapshots, or copy your files over SFTP. We keep whole-server backups for server failures, but they aren't a per-pod restore service, so your own backup is what protects your data.

Firefly III is an open source alternative to Monarch Money. Its source code is public, so anyone can inspect or improve it, and you aren't tied to one vendor.

No. You add prepaid credit and your pods are billed by the hour from that balance, rounded up to full hours. There are no contracts or minimum terms: delete a pod anytime and billing stops. Optional automatic top-ups keep your pods running without manual payments.

You do. And you're in full control. If you ever want to download, migrate, edit or delete your data, just enable SFTP access to your pod and it will be right there.

Yes. Firefly III is part of our Green Heart program, so part of the revenue from every deployed pod goes to the project.