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title: "Get Started"
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description: "A getting started guide for Authelia."
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lead: "This document serves as a get started guide for Authelia. It contains links to various sections and has some key notes in questions frequently asked by people looking to perform setup for the first time."
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date: 2022-06-15T17:51:47+10:00
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It's important to note that this guide has a layout which we suggest as the best order in areas to tackle, but you may
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obviously choose a different path if you are so inclined.
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## Configuration
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It's important to customize the configuration for *Authelia* in advance of deploying it. The configuration is static and
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not configured via web GUI. You can find a
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[configuration template](https://github.com/authelia/authelia/blob/master/config.template.yml) on GitHub which can be
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used as a basis for configuration.
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The important sections to consider in initial configuration are as follows:
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1. [jwt_secret](../../configuration/miscellaneous/introduction.md#jwt_secret) which is used to sign identity
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verification emails
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2. [default_redirection_url](../../configuration/miscellaneous/introduction.md#default_redirection_url) which is the
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default URL users will be redirected to when visiting *Authelia* directly
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3. [authentication_backend](../../configuration/first-factor/introduction.md) which you must pick between
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[LDAP](../../configuration/first-factor/ldap.md) and a [YAML File](../../configuration/first-factor/file.md) and is
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essential for users to authenticate.
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4. [storage](../../configuration/storage/introduction.md) which you must pick between the SQL Storage Providers, the
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recommended one for testing and lite deployments is [SQLite3](../../configuration/storage/sqlite.md) and the
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recommended one for production deployments otherwise is [PostgreSQL](../../configuration/storage/postgres.md).
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5. [session](../../configuration/session/introduction.md) which is used to configure the session cookies, the
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[domain](../../configuration/session/introduction.md#domain) and
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[secret](../../configuration/session/introduction.md#secret) are the most important, and
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[redis](../../configuration/session/redis.md) is recommended for production environments.
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6. [notifier](../../configuration/notifications/introduction.md) which is used to send 2FA registration emails etc,
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there is an option for local file delivery but the [SMTP](../../configuration/notifications/smtp.md) option is
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recommended for production.
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7. [access_control](../../configuration/security/access-control.md) is also important but should be configured with a
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very basic policy to begin with. Something like:
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```yaml
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access_control:
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default_policy: deny
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rules:
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- domain: "*.example.com"
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policy: one_factor
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```
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## Deployment
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There are several methods of deploying *Authelia* and we recommend reading the
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[Deployment Documentation](../deployment/introduction.md) in order to perform deployment.
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## Proxy Integration
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The default method of utilizing *Authelia* is via the [Proxy Integrations](../proxies/introduction.md). It's
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recommended that you read the relevant [Proxy Integration Documentation](../proxies/introduction.md).
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*__Important Note:__ When your [Deployment](#deployment) is on [Kubernetes](../kubernetes/introduction/index.md) we
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recommend viewing the dedicated [Kubernetes Documentation](../kubernetes/introduction/index.md) prior to viewing the
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[Proxy Integration Documentation](../proxies/introduction.md).*
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## Moving to Production
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We consider it important to do several things in moving to a production environment.
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1. Move all [secret values](../../configuration/methods/secrets.md#environment-variables) out of the configuration and
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into [secrets](../../configuration/methods/secrets.md).
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2. Spend time understanding [access control](../../configuration/security/access-control.md) and granularly configure it
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to your requirements.
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3. Review the [Security Measures](../../overview/security/measures.md) and
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[Threat Model](../../overview/security/threat-model.md) documentation.
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4. Ensure you have reviewed the [Forwarded Headers](../proxies/fowarded-headers/index.md) documentation to ensure your
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proxy is not allowing insecure headers to be passed to *Authelia*.
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5. Review the other [Configuration Options](../../configuration/prologue/introduction.md).
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