Authelia is an open-source authentication and authorization solution for servers and services that provides single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor authentication (2FA). This tutorial will cover the installation process of Authelia on Arch Linux.
Before starting, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the required dependencies for Authelia. Run the following commands in your terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S git curl make gcc
The above commands will update the package repository and install the necessary packages.
Next, clone the Authelia repository from GitHub using the git command:
git clone https://github.com/authelia/authelia.git
This will clone the Authelia repository into a directory called "authelia".
Change into the "authelia" directory and run the following commands:
make
sudo make install
These commands will build and install Authelia on your system.
Create a configuration file for Authelia by copying the default configuration file:
sudo cp /etc/authelia/configuration.sample.yml /etc/authelia/configuration.yml
Edit the configuration file using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /etc/authelia/configuration.yml
Customize the configuration to your needs, such as configuring the storage backend, SMTP server settings, and authentication settings.
Start Authelia by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start authelia
Authelia should now be running on your system. You can check its status by running:
sudo systemctl status authelia
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Authelia on Arch Linux, including building from source, configuring Authelia, and starting it as a system service. With Authelia, you can secure your servers and services with single sign-on and two-factor authentications.
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