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Getting Started

This section helps end users run and use Cashlytics quickly.

Terminology: an account in these docs is a bank account you track (checking, savings, ETF portfolio). The login you use to sign in is your user account; see Account and Sign-in.

What You Need​

  • A running Cashlytics instance
  • A user account (or single-user mode, where only the first user can register)
  • A modern browser

First Login Checklist​

  1. Sign in and open the dashboard.
  2. Create at least one account (checking, savings, or ETF portfolio).
  3. Add your first categories. On an empty Categories page, Add Default Categories creates a starter set.
  4. Add one expense and one income entry.
  5. Confirm that dashboard totals update as expected.
  6. If you pay bills quarterly, semiannually, or yearly, open Reserves to see what to set aside each month.

Core Areas in the App​

The sidebar contains:

  • Dashboard: monthly KPIs, Reserve/Cashflow calculation view, reserve status, upcoming payments, recent expenses
  • Overview: payment calendar, subscriptions, fixed costs, reserves, and a 3-month forecast
  • Reserves: monthly plan for bills due less often than monthly, see Reserves
  • Expenses: periodic and daily expenses
  • Income: recurring and one-time income streams
  • Transfers: movement between accounts
  • Categories: organize expenses; see also Merchant Categories
  • Documents: receipt and invoice library
  • Accounts: account creation, monthly balance, and forecast
  • Analytics: trends and category breakdowns
  • Receipt Scanner and CSV Import: AI-supported workflows when OPENAI_API_KEY is configured (CSV Import only appears then)
  • Tools: currency converter
  • Settings: language, base currency, push notifications, API tokens
  • AI Assistant: chat with your finance data when configured

The floating quick-add button offers shortcuts for a new expense, income, transfer, account, receipt scan, and (with AI) import.

Automatic Insights appear in the notification menu. For integrations, create an API token in Settings and see the REST API.

Next Steps​