Learn Docker with Deployarr: Authentik Traefik Forward Auth

Authentik is probably the best self-hosted and self-contained multifactor authentication layer for your Docker stack. Combined with Traefik, it can protect all your Docker and non-docker services.

With hardware key support, password reset, fine-grained access control, etc., it is a trustworthy security companion for your homelab. And the best part is, everything can be done via the Web Interface.

In this video, we will see how to setup Authentik to your Docker environment using Docker Compose. We will also put an app behind Authentik, using Traefik Reverse Proxy.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:39 Describing the Environment
2:46 Redis Setup
3:53 PostgreSQL Setup
5:06 Authentik Sever and Worker Setup
7:13 Authentik Initial Configuration
8:26 Create an Application
10:27 Adding Application to Outpost
11:12 Changing Default Username
11:33 Enabling MFA on Authentik
14:01 Authentik Forward Auth for Traefik
16:00 Setting up Authentik Manually
21:19 Closing Messages

VIDEO PLAYLISTS:
▶️ Ultimate Docker Server: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfzgNJAM19o&list=PL1Hno7tIbSWV-c1E87BqTzPMgfGxM08nf
▶️ Demystifying Traefik v3: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Hno7tIbSWUGrZSqeB9aCsdAuoeVwvgh

RELEVANT LINKS:
🔗 https://www.smarthomebeginner.com/authentik-docker-compose-guide-2025/
🔗 https://www.smarthomebeginner.com/docker-media-server-2024/
🔗 Docker Traefik Guide: https://www.smarthomebeginner.com/traefik-docker-compose-guide-2024/
🔗 https://www.smarthomebeginner.com/google-oauth-traefik-forward-auth-2024/
🔗 https://www.smarthomebeginner.com/authelia-docker-compose-guide-2024-v2/
🔗 https://www.smarthomebeginner.com/bash-aliases-for-docker-and-linux/

DEPLOYARR:
📰 https://www.smarthomebeginner.com/go/auto-traefik-ytd/
▶️ 10 min Intro: https://youtu.be/MTjpUXQiHfk
🎞️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Hno7tIbSWViTyCXl9xNdXXU-1bVxIFD

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📜 https://github.com/anandslab/deployarr

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