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Authentik

Authentik is a self-hosted authentication & SSO tool with support for Authentication, Identity Management, security.

NOASSERTION Free goauthentik/authentik · 21K github.com Python 4 deploy options SSO LDAP

Overview

The authentication glue you need. The authentication glue you need. Contribute to goauthentik/authentik development by creating an account on GitHub. The project has 21K+ GitHub stars and is licensed under NOASSERTION.

Getting Started

Source: GitHub README

  • Docker Compose: recommended for small/test setups. See the documentation.
  • Kubernetes (Helm Chart): recommended for larger setups. See the documentation and the Helm chart repository.
  • AWS CloudFormation: deploy on AWS using our official templates. See the documentation.
  • DigitalOcean Marketplace: one-click deployment via the official Marketplace app. See the app listing.

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

docker, docker compose, helm, kubernetes, ldap, sso.

Deploy

Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel
elestio

Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo
pikapods

PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Features

Authentication & Access

  • LDAP / Active Directory
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)

Category

Security & Authentication (159) Authentication & SSO (40) Cybersecurity Tools (45)

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