Tutorial: How to install Authelia on POP! OS Latest

Authelia is an open-source authentication and authorization server that provides a Single Sign-On (SSO) portal and 2-factor authentication (2FA) for web applications. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Authelia on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, it is assumed that you have a server running POP! OS 20.10 or later, and that you have root access to the server.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To install Authelia on POP! OS, you need to install the following dependencies:

sudo apt-get install -y build-essential git curl libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv

Step 2: Clone the Authelia Repository

Clone the Authelia repository using the git command:

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

Step 3: Create a Python Virtual Environment

Navigate to the cloned directory and create a Python virtual environment:

cd authelia
python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

Step 4: Install the Authelia Dependencies

Install the dependencies specified in the requirements.txt file:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Build and Install Authelia

Build and install Authelia using the following command:

make install

Step 6: Configure Authelia

Create and edit the Authelia configuration file config.yml:

nano config.yml

Configure the various settings such as your preferred authentication backend, the domain name, and the secret key used to sign JWT tokens.

Step 7: Start Authelia

Start Authelia using the following command:

authelia --config ./config.yml

Step 8: Configure Proxy

To access the Authelia portal, you need to configure a reverse proxy such as NGINX or Apache.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Authelia on POP! OS Latest. Once installed, you can use Authelia to provide Single Sign-On and Two-Factor Authentication for your web applications.