How to Install Firefox Account Server on Debian Latest

Firefox Account Server is a tool developed by Mozilla that enables users to have a central account to access and sync their data across different Mozilla products. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of the Firefox Account Server on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

• A Debian Latest server with sudo access
• Python 3.6 or newer installed
• PostgreSQL or MySQL database system installed

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

To install the Firefox Account Server, we need to install some dependencies first. Open your terminal and log in to your Debian server using your sudo access.

Run the following command to install the required packages:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y python3-dev python3-venv python3-pip libpq-dev build-essential postgresql-client

Step 2: Set Up PostgreSQL Database

We will use PostgreSQL as our database system for the Firefox Account Server. Log in to your PostgreSQL server using the user account and password you have previously set up.

Create a new database, user, and password for the Firefox Account Server.

CREATE DATABASE fxa;
CREATE USER fxa WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE fxa TO fxa;

Step 3: Clone and Set Up the Firefox Account Server

Clone the Firefox Account Server repository from Github.

git clone https://github.com/mozilla/fxa.git && cd fxa

Create a new Python virtual environment.

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

Install the required Python packages.

pip3 install --upgrade pip
pip3 install -r requirements/dev.txt

Create a new .env file.

cp etc/dev.env .env

Edit the .env file and add the following lines.

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://fxa:your_password@localhost/fxa
SETTINGS_FILE=etc/dev.json
BASE_DOMAIN=dev.lcip.org
EMAIL_DOMAIN=dev.lcip.org
API_DOMAIN=api.dev.lcip.org
CONTENT_DOMAIN=content.dev.lcip.org
SENTRY_DSN=
SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT=

Step 4: Run the Firefox Account Server

Run the following command to start the Firefox Account Server.

make run

You can access the Firefox Account Server at http://localhost:3030/.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Firefox Account Server on Debian Latest. You can now use this tool to create and manage your Mozilla account easily.

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