Authelia with Let's Encrypt Using Docker Compose

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❗ Create secret for storing Authelia using the command:

chmod +x generate-authelia-secrets.sh && ./generate-authelia-secrets.sh

❗ Change variables in the .env, config/configuration.yml, and config/users_database.yml files to meet your requirements.

❗ Update the SMTP settings in config/configuration.yml to ensure Authelia functions properly. Authelia relies on these settings for sending email notifications for password resets, two-factor authentication setups, and more.

💡 Note that the .env file should be in the same directory as authelia-traefik-letsencrypt-docker-compose.yml.

Create networks for your services before deploying the configuration using the commands:

docker network create traefik-network

docker network create authelia-network

Deploy Authelia using Docker Compose:

docker compose -f authelia-traefik-letsencrypt-docker-compose.yml -p authelia up -d

Enabling Authelia with Traefik

To integrate Authelia for authentication in your container services managed by Traefik, follow the steps below. This will ensure secure access by requiring authentication through Authelia.

Step 1: Add Authelia Middleware

Add the following label to your container configuration to enable Authelia. Replace your-router-name with the name of your specific router:

- "traefik.http.routers.your-router-name.middlewares=authelia@docker"

Example

If you are enabling Authelia on a service called "whoami", the label would look like this:

- "traefik.http.routers.whoami.middlewares=authelia@docker"

Step 2: Adjust for Existing Middlewares

If your service already uses other middlewares, append authelia@docker to the existing list, separated by a comma:

- "traefik.http.routers.your-router-name.middlewares=existing-middleware,authelia@docker"

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