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title: Docker Compose installation
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This installation method is for test setups and small-scale production setups.
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## Requirements
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- A host with at least 2 CPU cores and 2 GB of RAM
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- Docker
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- Docker Compose (Compose v2, see [instructions for upgrade](https://docs.docker.com/compose/migrate/))
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## Video
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<iframe
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    width="560"
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    height="315"
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    src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O1qUbrk4Yc8?si=HiSBjmJYhE_oJhB1&start=22"
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    title="YouTube video player"
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    frameborder="0"
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    allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
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    allowfullscreen
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></iframe>
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## Preparation
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To download the latest `docker-compose.yml` open your terminal and navigate to the directory of your choice.
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Run the following command:
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import Tabs from "@theme/Tabs";
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import TabItem from "@theme/TabItem";
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{/* prettier-ignore */}
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<Tabs groupId="OS">
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    <TabItem value="Linux" label="Linux" default>
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        ```shell
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        wget https://goauthentik.io/docker-compose.yml
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        ```
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    </TabItem>
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    <TabItem value="macOS" label="macOS">
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        ```shell
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        curl -O https://goauthentik.io/docker-compose.yml
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        ```
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    </TabItem>
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</Tabs>
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If this is a fresh authentik installation, you need to generate a password and a secret key. Use a secure password generator of your choice such as pwgen, or you can use `openssl` as below.
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Run the following commands to generate a password and secret key and write them to your `.env` file:
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{/* prettier-ignore */}
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```shell
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echo "PG_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 36 | tr -d '\n')" >> .env
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echo "AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 60 | tr -d '\n')" >> .env
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```
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:::info
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Because of a PostgreSQL limitation, only passwords up to 99 chars are supported. See: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/09512C4F-8CB9-4021-B455-EF4C4F0D55A0@amazon.com
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:::
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To enable error reporting, run the following command:
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```shell
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echo "AUTHENTIK_ERROR_REPORTING__ENABLED=true" >> .env
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```
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## Email configuration (optional but recommended)
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It is also recommended to configure global email credentials. These are used by authentik to notify you about alerts and configuration issues. They can also be used by [Email stages](../../add-secure-apps/flows-stages/stages/email/index.mdx) to send verification/recovery emails.
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To configure email credentials, append this block to your `.env` file
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```shell
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# SMTP Host Emails are sent to
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AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__HOST=localhost
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AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__PORT=25
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# Optionally authenticate (don't add quotation marks to your password)
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AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__USERNAME=
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AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__PASSWORD=
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# Use StartTLS
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AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__USE_TLS=false
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# Use SSL
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AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__USE_SSL=false
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AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__TIMEOUT=10
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# Email address authentik will send from, should have a correct @domain
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AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__FROM=authentik@localhost
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```
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## Configure for port 80/443
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By default, authentik listens internally on port 9000 for HTTP and 9443 for HTTPS. To change the exposed ports to 80 and 443, you can set the following variables in `.env`:
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```shell
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COMPOSE_PORT_HTTP=80
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COMPOSE_PORT_HTTPS=443
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```
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See [Configuration](../configuration/configuration.mdx) to change the internal ports. Be sure to run `docker compose up -d` to rebuild with the new port numbers.
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## Startup
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:::warning
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The server assumes to have local timezone as UTC.
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All internals are handled in UTC; whenever a time is displayed to the user in UI, the time shown is localized.
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Do not update or mount `/etc/timezone` or `/etc/localtime` in the authentik containers.
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This will not give any advantages. It will cause problems with OAuth and SAML authentication, e.g. [see this GitHub issue](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/issues/3005).
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:::
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Afterward, run these commands to finish:
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```shell
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docker compose pull
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docker compose up -d
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```
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The `docker-compose.yml` file statically references the latest version available at the time of downloading the compose file. Each time you upgrade to a newer version of authentik, you download a new `docker-compose.yml` file, which points to the latest available version. For more information, refer to the **Upgrading** section in the [Release Notes](../../releases/).
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To start the initial setup, navigate to `http://<your server's IP or hostname>:9000/if/flow/initial-setup/`.
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:::info
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You will get `Not Found` error if initial setup URL doesn't include the trailing forward slash `/`. Make sure you use the complete url (`http://<your server's IP or hostname>:9000/if/flow/initial-setup/`) including the trailing forward slash.
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There you are prompted to set a password for the `akadmin` user (the default user).
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For an explanation about what each service in the docker compose file does, see [Architecture](../../core/architecture.md).
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