Actual Budget

Actual Budget

Privacy-focused personal budgeting with multi-device sync

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≈ $23/moAbout 10 minutes Resources are created in your AWS account

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v26.9.0 · Verified 1 hour ago

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Use the recommended configuration, or customize it below.

Recommended configuration

Estimated≈ $23/mo
Version
v26.9.0
AWS Regions
us-east-1
Instance
t3.small
Persistent data volume
30 GB
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Opens CloudFormation in your AWS account
Deployment steps and post-deploy actions

After you deploy

  1. The CloudFormation wizard opens with everything prefilled (stack "corenova-actual-budget-v26-9-0") — review and click "Create stack".
  2. Wait until the stack status reaches CREATE_COMPLETE (about 10 minutes). Outputs are only visible after completion.
  3. Open the stack's Outputs tab — everything you need is there:
    • ResolvedLaunchUrlAccess URL — open this in your browser
    • PublicIpThe instance's public IP
    • PublicDnsNameThe instance's public DNS name
  4. Open the access URL in your browser — the app is ready to use.
  5. Admin console — Open your access URL followed by this path: /

    Open /, choose the self-hosted server flow and create or import a budget. Configure server access protection from the settings screen.

Good to know

  • Account state, sync data and budget files are retained under /data.

Next steps

  • Your data lives at /data inside the container, on an encrypted EBS volume. Find the instance by its ID in the EC2 console.
  • Back up before any changes: Upgrading and backups guide
  • To upgrade to a newer verified version: Version history

Deleting the stack terminates the host, but the data volume is retained and continues billing. Snapshot it first, then delete the retained volume manually when you no longer need it.

Versions

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VersionsVerified AtVerifiedStatusAWS Tested
v26.9.0Sep 16, 2026 VerifiedInitialAWS · referenced

Technical information

Container port5006
Supported Architecturesx86_64
AMIami-025d99823a4caad37
Container imageghcr.io/actualbudget/actual:26.9.0

FAQ

How do I access Actual Budget after deployment?

After the CloudFormation stack reaches CREATE_COMPLETE, open ResolvedLaunchUrl in the stack Outputs. Open /, choose the self-hosted server flow and create or import a budget. Configure server access protection from the settings screen.

Where are application data and credentials stored?

Application data is stored at /data inside the container on the retained encrypted EBS data volume. Account state, sync data and budget files are retained under /data.