How to Install Authelia on Ubuntu Server Latest

Authelia is an open-source authentication and authorization platform that can secure access to any type of application, whether it is a web application or something else. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Authelia on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Ubuntu Server Latest installed on your server
A sudo user account

Step 1: Update Packages

Before installing Authelia, it's important to update your server's packages to ensure that everything is up-to-date:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install Docker and Docker Compose

Authelia is deployed using Docker containers. Therefore, Docker and Docker Compose need to be installed on your server. Follow the below commands to install both:

Install Docker:

sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --yes --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg
sudo echo \
  "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
  $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

Install Docker Compose:

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Step 3: Clone the Authelia Repository

To install Authelia on your server, you need to clone the Authelia repository. To do it, run the command below:

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

Step 4: Configure Authelia

After cloning the Authelia repository into your server, you should navigate to the Authelia directory and edit the configuration file according to your requirements:

cd authelia
cp example.env .env
nano .env

Step 5: Run Authelia

Now, everything is ready. Set up Authelia using the command below:

sudo docker-compose up -d

This will create containers according to the configuration in your .env file.

Step 6: Verify Authelia

To verify Authelia is functioning correctly, navigate to https://your-server-ip:9091 from your web browser.

Congrats! You have successfully installed Authelia on your Ubuntu Server Latest. Now, you can use Authelia to secure access to any application.