How to Install Firefox Account Server on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Firefox Account Server is an application that allows users to create, manage, and log in to Firefox accounts. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Firefox Account Server on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

First, we need to install the dependencies for Firefox Account Server.

Run the following command in your terminal:

sudo dnf install -y git python3-virtualenv python3-pip

Step 2 - Clone Firefox Account Server Repository

Next, we need to clone the Firefox Account Server repository.

Run the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/mozilla/fxa-auth-server.git

Step 3 - Install Firefox Account Server

Now that we have cloned the repository, we need to install Firefox Account Server.

Run the following command in your terminal:

cd fxa-auth-server
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -U pip
pip3 install -r requirements/dev.txt

Step 4 - Configure Firefox Account Server

Firefox Account Server needs to be configured before it can be used.

Run the following commands in your terminal:

cp configuration/local.yml-dist configuration/local.yml
cp configuration/dev-secrets.yml-dist configuration/dev-secrets.yml

Step 5 - Start Firefox Account Server

Now that Firefox Account Server is installed and configured, we can start it.

Run the following command in your terminal:

./run-py3.sh

Firefox Account Server is now running and ready to use.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Firefox Account Server on Fedora CoreOS Latest. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please refer to the official documentation on https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run-fxa.html.

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