How to Install Indieauth on Windows 10

Indieauth is an open standard for decentralized authentication. It allows users to use their own domain name for signing in to various applications across the web. Installing Indieauth on your Windows 10 system is easy and straightforward.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

  • Windows 10 is installed on your machine.
  • You have administrative privileges on your system.
  • You have installed Node.js on your system.

Installation Steps

Follow the steps below to install Indieauth on your Windows 10 machine:

  1. Open your command prompt by pressing the Windows key + R, then type "cmd" and hit enter.

  2. Type the following command npm install indieauth and hit enter.

  3. Once the installation is complete, you can start using Indieauth.

  4. To create a new Indieauth server, you need to run the following command:

    indieauth-server [--config=config.json]

  5. This command will create a new Indieauth server on your machine with a default configuration.

  6. You can view the Indieauth server running in your browser by navigating to http://localhost:3000.

  7. You are now ready to use Indieauth for signing in to various web applications.

Configuring Indieauth

You can configure Indieauth by creating a config.json file in the same directory where you installed Indieauth. You can add the following configuration options to this file:

  • databaseUrl: The URL of the database to store user information (e.g. "mongodb://localhost/indieauth").
  • baseUrl: The base URL of your Indieauth server (e.g. "https://example.com").
  • redirectTo: The URL to redirect users after they log in (e.g. "https://example.com/loggedin").
  • clientId: The client ID of your Indieauth server.
  • clientSecret: The client secret of your Indieauth server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Indieauth on Windows 10. We have also seen how to configure Indieauth using a config.json file. With Indieauth installed on your system, you can use your own domain name for signing in to various web applications.