Firefox Account Server is a standalone service that provides authentication and user data storage for Mozilla applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through installing Firefox Account Server on Void Linux.
Before starting with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your Void Linux system:
gitgomakeTo install these dependencies on your system, run the following commands:
sudo xbps-install -S git go make
To install Firefox Account Server on Void Linux, follow the steps below:
git clone https://github.com/mozilla/fxa-auth-server.git
cd fxa-auth-server
make command:make install-deps
make command:make build
make command:make run
The server should now be running on http://localhost:3030. You can verify this by opening a web browser and visiting the URL.
To configure Firefox Account Server, you need to create a configuration file named .env in the root directory of the cloned repository. You can use the .env.example file as a template for your configuration.
cp .env.example .env
Once you have created your configuration file, you can modify it as per your requirements.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Firefox Account Server on Void Linux. You can now use Firefox Account Server to authenticate users and store user data for your Mozilla applications.
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