Indieauth is a decentralized authentication protocol that allows users to log in to various websites and applications using their own domain name. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Indieauth on Linux Mint, the popular Linux distribution that is widely used by developers and enthusiasts alike.
Before we begin, ensure that your Linux Mint system is up to date. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
You also need to have a web server and PHP installed on your computer. You can install these by running the following commands:
sudo apt install apache2 php
To download Indieauth, you can use curl or wget to retrieve the installation files:
curl -L https://github.com/indieauth/indieauth/releases/download/v1.0.0/indieauth-v1.0.0.tar.gz | tar xz
wget https://github.com/indieauth/indieauth/releases/download/v1.0.0/indieauth-v1.0.0.tar.gz -O - | tar xz
You can also download the compressed file directly from the Indieauth website [https://indieauth.com/].
Once you have downloaded Indieauth, move the extracted files to the document root directory of the web server. On Linux Mint, the default document root is /var/www/html/. You can move the files by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo mv indieauth /var/www/html/
This will move the extracted Indieauth files to the document root directory of the web server.
Indieauth uses a configuration file called indieauth.ini to set up various settings, such as the database connection details, session settings, and other options. You can edit this file to set up your Indieauth instance. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:
cd /var/www/html/indieauth
sudo cp indieauth.ini.sample indieauth.ini
sudo nano indieauth.ini
This will open the configuration file in the Nano text editor. Here, you can edit the settings as per your requirements. Once done, save the changes and exit the editor.
Indieauth uses a database to store user authentication data. You can use any database supported by PHP, such as MySQL or PostgreSQL. In this tutorial, we will use MySQL as an example.
To set up a MySQL database for Indieauth, first, log in to your MySQL server using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Once logged in, create a new database and a user with permissions for that database by running the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE indieauth_db;
CREATE USER 'indieauth'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON indieauth_db.* TO 'indieauth'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace password with a strong, unique password for the Indieauth user.
Now that you have set up the database, you need to connect Indieauth to it. To do this, open the indieauth.ini file again and find the following lines:
database.username = "dbuser"
database.password = "dbpass"
database.name = "dbname"
Replace dbuser, dbpass, and dbname with your MySQL user, password, and database name respectively. Once done, save the changes and exit the editor.
To test your Indieauth installation, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/indieauth/index.php. If everything is working correctly, you should see a login form. Try to log in using your domain name as the username, and you should be able to authenticate successfully.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Indieauth on Linux Mint.
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