IndieAuth is a tool that allows you to use your domain name as your online identity. It is a decentralized authentication system that works with any website or service that supports it. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install IndieAuth on Clear Linux Latest.
Before we begin, you will need:
First, we need to install Apache and PHP on Clear Linux. To do so, run the following commands in your terminal:
sudo swupd update
sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic dev-utils devpkg-libmicrohttpd
sudo systemctl enable --now httpd.service
Once the installation is complete, verify the Apache installation by visiting your server's IP address in your web browser. If Apache is installed correctly, you should see the default Apache page.
Next, we need to install Composer, a dependency manager for PHP. To install Composer, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo sh -c 'curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer'
Once the installation is complete, verify the Composer installation by running the following command:
composer --version
If Composer is installed correctly, you should see output similar to the following:
Composer version 2.1.6 2021-06-09 16:31:20
Now, we can clone IndieAuth from its GitHub repository. Run the following command in your terminal:
git clone https://github.com/aaronpk/IndieAuth.git
This command will create a new directory called "IndieAuth" in your current directory.
With IndieAuth cloned, we need to install its dependencies using Composer. Change to the IndieAuth directory by running the following command:
cd IndieAuth
Next, run the following command to install the dependencies:
composer install
This command will download and install all the dependencies required by IndieAuth.
IndieAuth requires a couple of configuration files to work properly. These files are included in the repository, but we need to copy them to the correct location. To do so, run the following commands:
sudo cp .htaccess.example .htaccess
sudo cp config.ini.example config.ini
Now, we can configure IndieAuth by editing the config.ini file. Open the file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano config.ini
The file should look something like this:
[indieauth]
auth_endpoint = https://indieauth.com/auth
token_endpoint = https://tokens.indieauth.com/token
micropub_endpoint = https://micropub.net/micropub
token_scope[] = create
token_scope[] = update
We need to modify this file to reflect our server's configuration. Change the auth_endpoint and micropub_endpoint parameters to match your domain name:
[indieauth]
auth_endpoint = https://yourdomain.com/auth
token_endpoint = https://tokens.indieauth.com/token
micropub_endpoint = https://yourdomain.com/micropub
token_scope[] = create
token_scope[] = update
Save and close the file when you are finished.
Finally, we need to restart Apache to make sure our changes take effect. Run the following command to restart Apache:
sudo systemctl restart httpd.service
IndieAuth should now be installed and configured on your Clear Linux server. To verify the installation, visit your server's IP address followed by "/auth" in your web browser (e.g., http://yourserveripaddress.com/auth). You should see the IndieAuth login screen.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed IndieAuth on Clear Linux Latest. You can now use IndieAuth to authenticate with websites and services that support it.
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