How to Install Firefox Account Server on NetBSD

Firefox Account Server is a server that manages user credentials for Mozilla's services. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Firefox Account Server on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure that you have these prerequisites:

• NetBSD installed on your system
• Root access to your NetBSD system
• Git installed on your system
• PostgresSQL installed on your system

Installation Steps

1. Update your NetBSD system to ensure that all the packages are up-to-date.

pkgin update

2. Install the required packages for Firefox Account Server.

pkgin install python38 py38-pip postgresql95-server

3. Initialize the PostgresSQL database.

/usr/pkg/bin/initdb -D /var/postgresql/data

4. Start the PostgresSQL service.

/etc/rc.d/postgresql start

5. Create a new PostgresSQL user that the Firefox Account Server will use.

su -l postgres -c "psql -c \"CREATE USER fxa WITH PASSWORD 'yourpassword';\""

6. Create a new database for the Firefox Account Server.

su -l postgres -c "createdb -O fxa fxa"

7. Clone the Firefox Account Server repository.

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

8. Install the required Python packages.

cd fxa-auth-server
pip install -r requirements.txt

9. Copy the sample configuration file and update it with the correct database credentials.

cp config/development.json-dist config/development.json

nano config/development.json

Update the following settings:

{
  "database": {
    "user": "fxa",
    "password": "yourpassword",
    "database": "fxa",
    "host": "localhost",
    "port": 5432
  }
}

10. Initialize the database schema.

./bin/syncdb.sh

11. Start the Firefox Account Server.

./bin/start_server.sh

The Firefox Account Server is now running on your NetBSD system! You can now configure your other services to use this server for user authentication.

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