Self-Hosting Authentik: A Complete Guide to Running an Open-Source Identity Provider
Authentik is an open-source identity provider for adding single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and access policies to self-hosted applications. This guide walks through deploying Authentik on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Docker Compose, Nginx, HTTPS, email delivery, backups, and a first application integration.
Jul 6, 2026 · 9 min read