This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Firefox Account Server on Linux Mint.
Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following:
To install the Firefox Account Server on Linux Mint, follow the steps below:
Clone the Github repository of Firefox Account Server using the following command:
git clone git://github.com/mozilla/fxa.git
Change the directory to the root of the FxA codebase by executing the following command:
cd fxa
Install the required Python dependencies using the following command:
pip install -r requirements/tests.txt -r requirements/docs.txt -r requirements/dev.txt
Create a PostgreSQL database and user for Firefox Account Server if you don't have one already.
Open the docker-compose.yml file in your preferred text editor and locate the postgres section. Replace the values of POSTGRES_USER and POSTGRES_PASSWORD with your PostgreSQL username and password respectively.
If you're running PostgreSQL on a different host or port, you will need to edit the docker-compose.yml file accordingly.
Save and close the file.
Build the Firefox Account Server containers using the following command:
docker-compose build
Start the Firefox Account Server containers using the following command:
docker-compose up
Access the Firefox Account Server at http://localhost:3030/.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Firefox Account Server on Linux Mint. Now you can start using Firefox's authentication and identity management system.
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