How to Install Firefox Account Server on macOS

Firefox Account Server is a popular service developed by Mozilla that allows users to securely manage their Firefox accounts. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Firefox Account Server on your macOS machine.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your macOS machine:

• Python 2.7 or later
• Virtualenv
• Git

Installation Steps

1. Open your Terminal app on your macOS machine and create a new directory:

   mkdir fxa
   

2. Now, navigate to the new directory using the following command:

   cd fxa
   

3. Next, create a new virtual environment using the virtualenv command:

   virtualenv fxa
   

4. Activate the newly created virtual environment using the following command:

   source fxa/bin/activate
   

5. Now, use the git clone command to clone the Firefox Account Server code from the GitHub repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mozilla/fxa
   

6. Move into the newly created fxa directory using the following command:

   cd fxa
   

7. Install the required dependencies using the following command:

   pip install -r requirements/production.txt
   

8. Create a new configuration file for the Firefox Account Server using the make command:

   cp config/default.json-dist config/local.json
   

9. Open the newly created local.json file in your preferred editor and add the following configuration:

    "secret_key": "add_your_secret_key_here",
    "oauth": {
        "client_id": "your_client_id_here",
        "client_secret": "your_client_secret_here",
        "kdf": "bcrypt",
        "redirect_uris": [
            "https://your-server-name-here.com/authorization",
            "https://localhost:3030/authorization",
            "http://localhost:3030/authorization"
        ],
        "response_types": [
            "code",
            "token"
        ],
        "grant_types": [
            "authorization_code",
            "implicit"
        ]
      }
   

   Replace the add_your_secret_key_here and your_client_id_here, your_client_secret_here and your-server-name-here.com placeholders with your own values.

10. Finally, start the Firefox Account Server using the following command:

    make serve
    

    The server will now start on port 3020. You can verify the server is running by opening the following URL in your web browser:

    http://localhost:3020/
    

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed the Firefox Account Server on your macOS machine.

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