How to Install Firefox Account Server on Windows 11

Firefox Account Server is a tool from Mozilla that allows users to have a single sign-in for various Firefox services. Follow these steps to install Firefox Account Server on Windows 11.

Step 1: Install Python

Firefox Account Server requires Python 2.7 or 3.5+. If you don't have Python installed on your machine, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Python website and download the latest version of Python for Windows.
2. Open the downloaded file and follow the installation instructions.

Step 2: Install PostgreSQL

Firefox Account Server also requires a PostgreSQL database. Follow these steps to install PostgreSQL on Windows 11:

1. Go to the PostgreSQL website and download the latest version of PostgreSQL for Windows.
2. Open the downloaded file and follow the installation instructions.

Step 3: Download and Install Firefox Account Server

1. Go to the Firefox Account Server GitHub page and download the latest release.
2. Extract the contents of the downloaded file to a folder of your choice.
3. Open the command prompt and navigate to the directory where you extracted the Firefox Account Server files.
4. Run the following command:

pip install -r requirements/dev.txt

This will install the required Python packages.

Step 4: Configure the Database

1. Open the PostgreSQL command line interface by navigating to the PostgreSQL installation directory and running the following command:

psql postgres

2. Create a new user for the Firefox Account Server database by running the following command:

CREATE USER fxa WITH PASSWORD 'password';

Replace 'password' with a secure password of your choice.

3. Create a new database for the Firefox Account Server by running the following command:

CREATE DATABASE fxa OWNER fxa;

4. Grant all privileges to the fxa user for the fxa database by running the following command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE fxa TO fxa;

Step 5: Configure the Firefox Account Server

1. Open the config_local.py file in the Firefox Account Server directory using a text editor.
2. Modify the database configuration section to match your PostgreSQL configuration:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'fxa',
        'USER': 'fxa',
        'PASSWORD': 'password',
        'HOST': 'localhost',
        'PORT': '',
    }
}

Replace 'password' with the password you created in Step 4.

Step 6: Run the Firefox Account Server

1. Open the command prompt and navigate to the directory where you extracted the Firefox Account Server files.
2. Run the following command:

python manage.py runserver

You should see output similar to the following:

Starting development server at http://127.0.0.1:8000/
Quit the server with CONTROL-C.

3. Open a web browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000/. You should see the Firefox Account Server homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured the Firefox Account Server on Windows 11.

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