How to Install Firefox Account Server on Windows 10

This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Mozilla Firefox Account Server on a Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

1. Git - version control system used to download the Firefox Account Server codebase and its dependencies.
2. Node.js - a platform used for building network applications.

Installation

1. Open the Command Prompt by pressing the Windows key + R and typing cmd.
2. Create a new directory where you will store your Firefox Account Server installation. To do so, type mkdir fxa or any other name of your choice.
3. Navigate to the newly created directory by typing cd fxa.
4. Clone the Firefox Account Server repository by typing git clone https://github.com/mozilla/fxa.git.
5. Move into the fxa-server directory by typing cd fxa/server.
6. Install the Firefox Account Server dependencies by typing npm install.
7. Create a new configuration file by typing cp ./config/local.json-dist ./config/local.json.
8. Open the configuration file in your text editor and update the publicUrl attribute to match your server's IP address or domain name.

   "publicUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:3030"
   

9. Create a new database by typing npm run createdb.
10. Start the server by typing npm start.
11. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3030 to confirm the installation was successful.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Firefox Account Server on your Windows 10 machine.

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