---
name: "fava"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-fava"
version: "1.18-1"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fava"
---

# fava(1)

Web interface for the double-entry accounting tool Beancount

## NAME

fava, - Web interface for the double-entry accounting tool Beancount

## SYNOPSIS

**fava** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*FILENAMES*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

-

  Start Fava for FILENAMES on http://\<host\>:\<port\>.

-

  If the \`BEANCOUNT\_FILE\` environment variable is set, Fava will use the files (space-delimited) specified there in addition to FILENAMES.

-

  Note you can also specify command-line options via environment variables. For example, \`--host=0.0.0.0\` is equivalent to setting the environment variable \`FAVA\_HOST=0.0.0.0\`.

## OPTIONS

- **-p**, **--port** \<port\>

  The port to listen on.  \[default: 5000\]

- **-H**, **--host** \<host\>

  The host to listen on.  \[default: localhost\]

- **--prefix** TEXT

  Set an URL prefix.

- **--incognito**

  Run in incognito mode and obscure all numbers.

- **-d**, **--debug**

  Turn on debugging.

- **--profile**

  Turn on profiling. Implies **--debug**.

- **--profile-dir** PATH

  Output directory for profiling data.

- **--version**

  Show the version and exit.

- **--help**

  Show this message and exit.

## SEE ALSO

Beancount documentation: /usr/share/doc/beancount