How to Install Authelia on OpenBSD

Authelia is an open-source authentication and authorization server. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Authelia on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD server
• Root access or sudo privileges

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

Before we can install Authelia, we need to install some dependencies first. Open the terminal and execute the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add -v -I node npm

Step 2 - Download and Extract Authelia

Next, we need to download the latest version of Authelia from the official website. Use the following command to download the package:

$ sudo wget https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/latest/download/authelia-binary-openbsd-amd64.tar.gz

Extract the package using the following command:

$ sudo tar xfz authelia-binary-openbsd-amd64.tar.gz

Step 3 - Configure Authelia

Create a new configuration file by copying the example configuration file:

$ sudo cp authelia.example.yml config.yml

Next, edit the configuration file using your preferred text editor:

$ sudo nano config.yml

Update the following configuration parameters:

# Specify the port on which Authelia will listen.
listen_address: 127.0.0.1:9090

# Specify the backend authentication providers
authentication_backend:
  file:
    path: /path/to/users.yml

# Enable Password Reset
reset_password:
  enabled: true
  # Specify a secret that Authelia will use to send password reset emails.
  # This value should be set to an environment variable.
  notifier_secret: S3cret

# Enable Two-factor authentication
two_factor:
  enabled: true

Save and exit the file.

Step 4 - Run Authelia

Finally, we can start the Authelia server using the following command:

$ sudo ./authelia start

Authelia is now running on your OpenBSD server at http://localhost:9090/.

Conclusion

That’s it. You have successfully installed Authelia on your OpenBSD server. You can now use Authelia to secure your web applications and services.

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