Bare Metal Install Guide / Best Practice Config

[nsauter]

Hello!

I want to try out authelia but since i really dont like docker stuff on my homeservers i would like to install it on a bare metal / bare vm without docker. But unfortunately i cant find any docs or guides which help me setting everything up. Can anybody provide me some explanations and/or "default configs" to start with?

If desired i would be happy to contribute a guide to this repo as pull request to help new users in the future.

Thanks!

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Hello!

For deploying Authelia on a bare-metal or VM setup without using Docker, you can follow the guidelines provided in the Authelia documentation for bare-metal deployments. Here are the key steps and resources to help you get started:

1. Systemd: Authelia can be run as a daemon using systemd. The documentation provides example systemd unit files (authelia.service and authelia@.service) which you can use to set up Authelia to start automatically on system boot.

2. Installation:

   • Arch Linux: Authelia is available as an AUR package which you can install using an AUR helper like yay or pacman.
   • Debian and Debian-based systems: You can install Authelia using the provided .deb packages. Additionally, Authelia maintains an APT repository which you can use to keep the software up-to-date easily.
   • Nix: Using the Nix package manager, Authelia can be installed from the nixpkgs-unstable channel.
   • FreeBSD: Authelia is available through FreshPorts, and an rc.d script (authelia-fb-rc.d) is provided for service management.
   • Binaries: Directly download and install the binaries from the Authelia GitHub releases page suitable for your operating system.

3. Configuration: After installation, you will need to configure Authelia. The configuration typically involves setting up the authentication backend, session storage, and defining the access control rules. Authelia uses a YAML configuration file for these settings.

4. Get Started Guide: It is strongly recommended to read the Get Started Guide provided by Authelia, which walks you through the essential steps for bootstrapping Authelia.

5. Contribution: If you create a guide based on your experience, it would be a valuable contribution to the community. You can follow the contribution guidelines provided by Authelia to submit your guide as a pull request.

For detailed instructions and default configuration examples, please refer to the specific sections of the Authelia documentation related to bare-metal deployment.

If you need further assistance or specific configuration examples, feel free to ask!

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[hendrik1120]

Did you already take a look at https://www.authelia.com/integration/deployment/bare-metal/?

[nsauter]

Yes i did. But to be honest: Thats far away from a good explanation what to do. Because of this i was asking and offering to write a good how to start guide.

[james-d-elliott]

If you'd like to contribute to the system agnostic bare metal guide then we'd welcome it. We're not interested in maintaining guides for individual bare-metal flavors.