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Configuration

These are all the configuration options you can set via environment variables.

Append any of the following keys to your .env file, and run docker-compose up -d to apply them.

:::info The double-underscores are intentional, as all these settings are translated to yaml internally, a double-underscore indicates the next level. :::

All of these variables can be set to values, but you can also use a URI-like format to load values from other places:

  • env://<name> Loads the value from the environment variable <name>. Fallback can be optionally set like env://<name>?<default>
  • file://<name> Loads the value from the file <name>. Fallback can be optionally set like file://<name>?<default>

PostgreSQL Settings

  • AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__HOST: Hostname of your PostgreSQL Server
  • AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__NAME: Database name
  • AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__USER: Database user
  • AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__PORT: Database port, defaults to 5432
  • AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__PASSWORD: Database password, defaults to the environment variable POSTGRES_PASSWORD

PostgreSQL Backup Settings

Optionally enable automated database backups to S3 or S3-compatible storages.

  • AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__S3_BACKUP__ACCESS_KEY: S3 Access Key
  • AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__S3_BACKUP__SECRET_KEY: S3 Secret Key
  • AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__S3_BACKUP__BUCKET: S3 Bucket
  • AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__S3_BACKUP__REGION: S3 Region, defaults to eu-central-1
  • AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__S3_BACKUP__LOCATION: Relative Location of the files to the bucket. Defaults to the root of the bucket.

To use an S3-compatible storage, set the following settings.

  • AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__S3_BACKUP__HOST: URL to the Service, for example https://play.min.io
  • AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__S3_BACKUP__INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY: Set to true to disable SSL Certificate verification.

Redis Settings

  • AUTHENTIK_REDIS__HOST: Hostname of your Redis Server
  • AUTHENTIK_REDIS__PASSWORD: Password for your Redis Server
  • AUTHENTIK_REDIS__CACHE_DB: Database for caching, defaults to 0
  • AUTHENTIK_REDIS__MESSAGE_QUEUE_DB: Database for the message queue, defaults to 1
  • AUTHENTIK_REDIS__WS_DB: Database for websocket connections, defaults to 2
  • AUTHENTIK_REDIS__OUTPOST_SESSION_DB: Database for sessions for the embedded outpost, defaults to 3
  • AUTHENTIK_REDIS__CACHE_TIMEOUT: Timeout for cached data until it expires in seconds, defaults to 300
  • AUTHENTIK_REDIS__CACHE_TIMEOUT_FLOWS: Timeout for cached flow plans until they expire in seconds, defaults to 300
  • AUTHENTIK_REDIS__CACHE_TIMEOUT_POLICIES: Timeout for cached polices until they expire in seconds, defaults to 300
  • AUTHENTIK_REDIS__CACHE_TIMEOUT_REPUTATION: Timeout for cached reputation until they expire in seconds, defaults to 300

authentik Settings

AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY

Secret key used for cookie singing and unique user IDs, don't change this after the first install.

AUTHENTIK_LOG_LEVEL

Log level for the server and worker containers. Possible values: debug, info, warning, error Defaults to info.

AUTHENTIK_ERROR_REPORTING

  • AUTHENTIK_ERROR_REPORTING__ENABLED

    Enable error reporting. Defaults to false.

    Error reports are sent to https://sentry.beryju.org, and are used for debugging and general feedback. Anonymous performance data is also sent.

  • AUTHENTIK_ERROR_REPORTING__ENVIRONMENT

    Unique environment that is attached to your error reports, should be set to your email address for example. Defaults to customer.

  • AUTHENTIK_ERROR_REPORTING__SEND_PII

    Whether or not to send personal data, like usernames. Defaults to false.

AUTHENTIK_EMAIL

  • AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__HOST

    Default: localhost

  • AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__PORT

    Default: 25

  • AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__USERNAME

    Default: ""

  • AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__PASSWORD

    Default: ""

  • AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__USE_TLS

    Default: false

  • AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__USE_SSL

    Default: false

  • AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__TIMEOUT

    Default: 10

  • AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__FROM

    Default: authentik@localhost

    Email address authentik will send from, should have a correct @domain

AUTHENTIK_OUTPOSTS

  • AUTHENTIK_OUTPOSTS__DOCKER_IMAGE_BASE

    Placeholders:

    • %(type)s: Outpost type; proxy, ldap, etc
    • %(version)s: Current version; 2021.4.1
    • %(build_hash)s: Build hash if you're running a beta version

    Placeholder for outpost docker images. Default: ghcr.io/goauthentik/%(type)s:%(version)s.

AUTHENTIK_AVATARS

Configure how authentik should show avatars for users. Following values can be set:

  • none: Disables per-user avatars and just shows a 1x1 pixel transparent picture

  • gravatar: Uses gravatar with the user's email address

  • Any URL: If you want to use images hosted on another server, you can set any URL.

    Additionally, these placeholders can be used:

    • %(username)s: The user's username
    • %(mail_hash)s: The email address, md5 hashed
    • %(upn)s: The user's UPN, if set (otherwise an empty string)