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## Table of contents - [Under the hood](#under-the-hood) - [Install (self hosting)](#self-hosting) - [Chat with your holdings](#chat-with-your-holdings) - [Market data providers](#market-data-providers) - [Import / Export](#import--export) - [Configuration](#configuration) - [Updating](#updating) - [Command line utilities](#command-line-utilities) - [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) - [Testing](#testing) ## Under the hood Investbrain is a Laravel PHP web application that leverages Livewire and Tailwind for its frontend. Most databases should work, including MySQL and SQLite. Out of the box, we feature three market data providers: [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/), [Finnhub](https://finnhub.io/pricing-stock-api-market-data), and [Alpha Vantage](https://www.alphavantage.co/support/). But we also offer an extensible market data provider interface for intrepid developers to create their own! We also offer integrations with OpenAI and Ollama for our ["chat with your holdings"](#chat-with-your-holdings) capability. Finally, of course we have robust support for i18n, a11y, and dark mode. ## Self hosting For ease of installation, we _highly recommend_ installing Investbrain using the provided [Docker Compose](https://github.com/investbrainapp/investbrain/blob/main/docker-compose.yml) file, which uses the official Investbrain Docker image and includes all the necessary dependencies to seamlessly build everything you need to get started quickly! Before getting started, you should already have [Docker Engine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/) installed on your machine. Ready? Let's get started! **1. Copy Docker Compose file** Grab a copy of the [docker-compose.yml](https://github.com/investbrainapp/investbrain/blob/main/docker-compose.yml)** file and paste the contents into the directory where you plan to install Investbrain. **2. Set your environment** Adjust the `environment` properties in the Docker Compose file to your preferences. Alternatively, create a .env file in the same directory as your compose file, then reference the .env file using the `env_file` property. _Importantly_, you need to set the `APP_KEY` value to a complex random value. If you're unsure, Investbrain will generate an `APP_KEY` for you on first run - but you must **manually** update your environment configuration with this generated value! > Tip: Want to know what other configuration options are available? You can reference the [.env.example](https://github.com/investbrainapp/investbrain/blob/main/.env.example) file in this respository for available environment configurations. **3. Run `docker compose up`** This might take a few minutes to pull the Docker images. But assuming everything worked as expected, you should now be able to access Investbrain in the browser by visiting: ```bash http://localhost:8000/register ``` Congrats! You've just installed Investbrain! ## Chat with your holdings Investbrain offers an AI powered chat assistant that is grounded on *your* investments. This enables you to use AI as a thought partner when making investment decisions. When self-hosting, you can enable the chat assistant by configuring your OpenAI Secret Key and Organization ID in your [.env](https://github.com/investbrainapp/investbrain/blob/main/.env.example) file. Navigate to OpenAI to [create your keys](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys). If you are self-hosting your own large language models ("LLMs") that expose an OpenAI compatible API (e.g. [Ollama](https://ollama.com/blog/openai-compatibility)), you can update the `OPENAI_BASE_URI` configuration to your self-hosted instance. Ensure you also update the `OPENAI_MODEL` to an available model. Always keep in mind the limitations of LLMs. When in doubt, consult a licensed investment advisor. ## Market data providers Investbrain includes an extensible market data provider interface that allows you to retrieve stock market data from multiple providers, such as Yahoo Finance, Alpha Vantage, or Finnhub. The interface includes a built-in fallback mechanism to ensure reliable data access, even if a provider fails. ### Configuration You can specify the market data provider you want to use in your environment variables: ```bash MARKET_DATA_PROVIDER=yahoo ``` You can also use Investbrain's built-in fallback mechanism to ensure reliable data access. If any provider fails, Investbrain will automatically attempt to retrieve data from the next available provider, continuing through your configured providers until one returns successfully. Your selected providers should be listed in your environment variables. Each should be separated by a comma: ```bash MARKET_DATA_PROVIDER=yahoo,alphavantage ``` In the above example, Yahoo Finance will be attempted first and the Alpha Vantage provider will be used as the fallback. If Yahoo Finance fails to retrieve market data, the application will automatically try Alpha Vantage. ### Custom providers If you wish to create your own market data provider, you can create your own implementation of the [MarketDataInterface](https://github.com/investbrainapp/investbrain/blob/main/app/Interfaces/MarketData/MarketDataInterface.php). You can refer to any existing market data implementation as an example. Once you've created your market data implementation, be sure add your custom provider to the Investbrain configuration file, under the interfaces section: ```php 'interfaces' => [ // * * * 'custom_provider' => \App\Services\CustomProviderMarketData::class, // * * * ], ``` And add your custom provider to your .env file: ```bash MARKET_DATA_PROVIDER=yahoo,alphavantage,custom_provider ``` Feel free to submit a PR with any custom providers you create. ## Import / Export Investbrain includes a convenient feature which allows you to maintain the portability of your portfolios and transaction data. ### Import Imports are "upserted" to the database. If the record does not already exist in the database, the record will be created. However, when a portfolio or transaction exists (i.e. the record's ID matches an existing record), the record will be updated. This way, you can simultaneously create new records, but also bulk update records. ### Export Exporting your portfolios and transactions is a convenient way to back-up your Investbrain data. It is also a convenient way to maintain portability of *your* data. ## Configuration There are several optional configurations available when installing using the recommended [Docker method](#self-hosting). These options are configurable using an environment file. Configurations can be added to your [.env](https://github.com/investbrainapp/investbrain/blob/main/.env.example) file or to the `environment` property in the [docker-compose.yml](https://github.com/investbrainapp/investbrain/blob/main/docker-compose.yml) file. | Option | Description | Default | | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | | APP_URL | The URL where your Investbrain installation will be accessible | http://localhost | | APP_PORT | The HTTP port exposed by the NGINX container | 8000 | | APP_KEY | Must be set during install - encryption key for various security-related functions | `null` | | MARKET_DATA_PROVIDER | The market data provider to use (either `yahoo`, `alphavantage`, or `finnhub`) | yahoo | | ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY | If using the Alpha Vantage provider | `null` | | FINNHUB_API_KEY | If using the Finnhub provider | `null` | | MARKET_DATA_REFRESH | Cadence to refresh market data in minutes | 30 | | APP_TIMEZONE | Timezone for the application, including daily change captures | UTC | | AI_CHAT_ENABLED | Whether to enable AI chat features | `false` | | OPENAI_API_KEY | OpenAI secret key (required for AI chat) | `null` | | OPENAI_ORGANIZATION | OpenAI org id (required for AI chat) | `null` | | OPENAI_MODEL | The selected LLM used for AI chat | gpt-4o | | OPENAI_BASE_URI | The URI for your self-hosted LLM | api.openai.com/v1 | | DAILY_CHANGE_TIME | The time of day to capture daily change | 23:00 | | REGISTRATION_ENABLED | Whether to enable registration of new users | `true` | > Note: These options affect the [docker-compose.yml](https://github.com/investbrainapp/investbrain/blob/main/docker-compose.yml) file and are cached during run-time. If change any environment configurations, you'll have to restart the container before your changes take effect. ## Updating To update Investbrain using the recommended [Docker installation](#self-hosting) method, you just need to stop the running containers: ```bash docker compose stop ``` Then pull the latest Docker image: ```bash docker image pull investbrainapp/investbrain:latest ``` Finally bring the containers back up! ```bash docker compose up ``` Easy as that! ## Command line utilities Investbrain comes bundled with several helpful command line utilities to make managing your portfolios and holdings more efficient. Keep in mind these commands are extremely powerful and can make irreversable changes to your holdings. To run these commands, you can use `docker exec` like this: ```bash docker exec -it investbrain-app php artisan ``` Just to be safe, we recommend backing up your portfolios before using these commands: | Command | Description | | ------------- | ------------- | | refresh:market-data | Refreshes market data with your configured market data provider. | | refresh:dividend-data | Refreshes dividend data with your configured market data provider. Will also re-calculate your total dividends earned for each holding. | | refresh:split-data | Refreshes splits data with your configured market data provider. Will also create new transactions to account for any splits. | | capture:daily-change | Captures a snapshot of each portfolio's daily performance. | | sync:daily-change | Re-calculates daily snapshots of your portfolio's daily performance. Useful to fill in gaps in your portfolio charts. (Note: this is an extremely resource intensive query.) | | sync:holdings | Re-calculates performance of holdings with related transactions (i.e. dividends, realized gains, etc). | ## Troubleshooting If you are facing issues with Investbrain, it can be handy to monitor the application's logs: ```bash docker exec -it investbrain-app cat storage/logs/laravel.log ``` or you can live monitor logs using `tail`: ```bash docker exec -it investbrain-app tail -f storage/logs/laravel.log ``` ### Common issues

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Market data not refreshing on fresh install

** If you're unable to refresh market data out of the box (i.e. your market data provider is set to Yahoo), there is a chance Yahoo is being blocked by a firewall or adblocker. Pihole is known to block `fc.yahoo.com` which is the domain used to query Yahoo. Once you whitelist `fc.yahoo.com` in pihole, your market data should begin populating!

## Testing Investbrain has a robus PHPUnit test suite that creates an in-memory SQLite database and runs any queued jobs synchronously using Laravel's array driver. You can run the entire Investbrain test suite from within the Docker container by running: ```bash docker exec -it investbrain-app php artisan test ``` ## Contributing We appreciate any contributions to Investbrain! Please open a pull request on our [Github repository](https://github.com/investbrainapp/investbrain). Here are some ideas for first time contributors: - Improve our documentation - Create new market data providers - Enhance the user interface - Additional translations - Fix bugs When you submit a contribution, don't forget to include passing tests with your PR! ## Code of Conduct We ask that you be kind and polite when interacting with the Investbrain community. ## Security Vulnerabilities If you discover a security vulnerability within Investbrain, please submit your report via [Github](https://github.com/investbrainapp/investbrain/security/advisories/new). All security vulnerabilities will be promptly addressed. We ask that you keep any suspected vulnerabilities private and confidential until they have been appropriately addressed. ## License Investbrain is open-sourced software licensed under the [CC-BY-NC 4.0](https://github.com/investbrainapp/investbrain?tab=License-1-ov-file).