IndieAuth is a protocol that allows you to use your own domain name to sign in to various websites. You can use it to sign in to any website that supports IndieAuth, without having to create a new account on each website.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to install IndieAuth on POP! OS latest.
Before you start, make sure you have the following:
IndieAuth requires Node.js and npm to run. To install Node.js and npm, run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nodejs
sudo apt install npm
To install IndieAuth, run the following command:
sudo npm install -g indieauth
After installing IndieAuth, you need to configure it to use your domain name. To do this, create a new file called config.json in the ~/.config/indieauth/ directory, with the following contents:
{
"domain": "example.com",
"client_id": "https://example.com",
"client_secret": "your_client_secret"
}
Replace example.com with your domain name, and your_client_secret with a secure, random string.
To start IndieAuth, run the following command:
indieauth server
This will start IndieAuth on port 3000. If you want to run it on a different port, run the following command instead:
indieauth server --port 8000
Replace 8000 with the port number you want to use.
To use IndieAuth with your website, you need to add the following HTML code to your website's <head> section:
<link rel="authorization_endpoint" href="https://example.com/auth">
Replace example.com with your domain name.
To test IndieAuth, visit a website that supports it, such as https://brid.gy/. Click the "Sign in" button and enter your domain name. You should be redirected to your IndieAuth server, where you can log in using your domain name and password.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured IndieAuth on POP! OS latest.
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