Installing Indieauth on OpenSUSE

Indieauth is a powerful authentication protocol that allows individuals to use their own domain name when logging in to different websites. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Indieauth on OpenSUSE latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you must have the following:

• An OpenSUSE latest installation
• A domain name that you control
• Access to your DNS records

Step 1: Installing Indieauth Dependencies

Before we install Indieauth, we need to ensure that all necessary dependencies are installed on our system. Open a terminal and enter the following command:

sudo zypper in git nodejs

This will install Git and Node.js on your system.

Step 2: Installing Indieauth

To install Indieauth, we will clone the Indieauth Github repository. Enter the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/indieauth/indieauth.git

This will download Indieauth into a new directory called "indieauth".

Next, navigate to the "indieauth" directory and install the required Node.js packages:

cd indieauth
npm install

Step 3: Configuring Your Domain

Indieauth requires that you have a web server running that can serve static files. If you don't already have one set up, you can install Apache by running this command:

sudo zypper in apache2

Once you have a web server installed, you will need to create a new virtual host that will serve your IndieAuth site. In this example, we will assume that you have created a virtual host called "myindieauth.com".

In your DNS records for your domain, you will need to create a new CNAME entry that points your domain to your Indieauth site. For example, if your Indieauth site is hosted at "https://indieauth.myindieauth.com", your DNS record might look like this:

CNAME indieauth myindieauth.com

Step 4: Configuring Indieauth

Before you can start using Indieauth, you will need to configure it to use your domain. To do this, open the "config.js" file in the "indieauth" directory:

nano config.js

In the file, find the "baseDomain" setting and replace the value with your own domain name:

const config = {
  baseDomain: 'myindieauth.com',
  // ...
}

Next, find the "clientID" setting and replace the value with a unique client ID:

const config = {
  // ...
  clientID: 'myclientid',
}

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Running Indieauth

To start Indieauth, run the following command in the "indieauth" directory:

npm start

This will start Indieauth and begin listening for incoming connections.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Indieauth on OpenSUSE latest. With Indieauth, you can now use your own domain name to log in to different websites and services that support the Indieauth protocol. Happy authenticating!