How to Install Indieauth on Debian Latest

Indieauth is a decentralized authentication protocol used on the web. If you are looking to use Indieauth on Debian latest, then you are in the right place. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to installing Indieauth on Debian latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin the installation process, you should have the following requirements:

• Access to a Debian server
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Update the System

Before we start the installation, the first thing we need to do is to update the system. Open the terminal and type the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Node.js

Indieauth is written in Node.js, a JavaScript runtime environment. To run Indieauth on your system, you need Node.js installed. Run the following command to install Node.js:

sudo apt install nodejs

Verify that Node.js has been installed correctly by running the following command:

node -v 

This command will check the installed version of Node. If it displays the version, you have installed Node.js successfully.

Step 3: Install Indieauth

The next step is to install Indieauth. Run the following command:

sudo npm install -g indieauth

This command installs Indieauth globally on your system.

Step 4: Configure Indieauth

Now we are ready to configure Indieauth. Indieauth requires the following configuration files:

• config.json
• users.json

We will create a directory named indieauth in the home directory to store these configuration files. Run the following commands to create the directory and navigate to it:

mkdir ~/indieauth 
cd ~/indieauth 

Next, create a config.json file by running the following command:

nano config.json

In the Nano text editor, add the following content to the config.json file:

{
    "usersFilePath": "/home/<YourUsername>/indieauth/users.json",
    "defaultRedirectURL": "https://example.com",
    "debug": false
}

In the config.json file, update <YourUsername> with your system username, and https://example.com with your website URL.

Save and exit the config.json file in Nano by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, and finally Enter.

Now, we need to create the users.json file by running the following command:

nano users.json

In the Nano editor, add the following content to the users.json file:

[
    {
        "username": "example",
        "name": "Example User",
        "url": "https://example.com"
    }
]

Replace example with your username and https://example.com with your website URL.

Save and exit the users.json file in Nano by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, and finally Enter.

Ensure that the config.json and users.json files in the indieauth directory have the correct permissions by executing the following command:

sudo chmod o-rwx config.json users.json

Step 5: Run Indieauth

Now it's time to run Indieauth. Execute the following command on your terminal to start Indieauth:

indieauth --config ~/indieauth/config.json

This command specifies the configuration file for Indieauth. If everything is set up correctly, you should see a message that says:

IndieAuth is now listening on port 8080

You have now successfully installed Indieauth on Debian latest.

Conclusion

You are now ready to start using Indieauth on your Debian system. Indieauth allows you to authenticate your identity and log in to various sites without having to create and remember multiple usernames and passwords. Any application that implements the Indieauth protocol can use Indieauth to log you in.

We hope this tutorial was helpful. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, you can refer to the official Indieauth documentation for further assistance.

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