Importers?

[iamthefij]

Are there any packaged / bundled importers for the Cloudron FF3 app? I'm not finding any instructions for that, but I'm also new to Firefly.

[murgero]

@iamthefij AFAIK The importers that are supported can be used as-is, not installed as plugins:

https://docs.firefly-iii.org/importing-data/introduction

[iamthefij]

@murgero according to the docs, the importers are separate web applications that you host and connect to FF3. Given that Cloudron doesn't really support setting up auxiliary web applications on the box, it looks like the only way to use it would be for me to host the csv-importer on a different server and then direct that to my Cloudron FF3.

Is that how others are using it?

[murgero]

@iamthefij OH in that case i'd use something like Salt Edge / Spectre as they don't need to be hosted by you and are instead hosted by trusted parties to connect bank accounts.

[iamthefij]

@murgero Even the Spectre or Plaid importers require being run as separate services: https://github.com/firefly-iii/spectre-importer

[murgero]

@iamthefij Yes that is correct, but 3rd parties already run them so you don't have to like Salt Edge runs Spectre for example.

[ChristopherMag]

I have opened up a request to get Spectre importer added as an app, please up vote if your still interested in that feature.