Installing Firefox Account Server on Manjaro

Firefox Account Server is an authentication system developed by Mozilla. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Firefox Account Server on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• Node.js version 8.x or higher
• PostgreSQL database
• Git

Step-by-step Guide

1. Open the terminal on your Manjaro system.

2. Clone the Firefox Account Server repository by running the following command:

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

3. Navigate to the cloned directory:

cd fxa-auth-server

4. Install the required modules by running:

npm install

5. Create a .env file by running the following command:

cp .env-dist .env

6. Open the .env file with your text editor of choice:

nano .env

7. Configure the following variables in the .env file:

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://<username>:<password>@<host>:<port>/<database>
DATABASE_SECRET=<your-database-secret>
LOG_LEVEL=trace
PORT=3030
FXA_CONTENT_SERVER=https://stable.dev.lcip.org
FXA_PROFILE_SERVER=https://stable.dev.lcip.org/profile
FXA_CERTIFICATE_SERVER=https://stable.dev.lcip.org/certificates

Make sure to replace <username>, <password>, <host>, <port>, and <database> with your own PostgreSQL database credentials.

8. Run the following command to create the database schema:

NODE_ENV=development npm run migrate

9. Start the server by running:

NODE_ENV=development npm start

10. Once the server has started, you should be able to access the Firefox Account Server at http://localhost:3030/v1.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Firefox Account Server on Manjaro. You can now use it to authenticate users for your applications.

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