# Deploy Authentik with Easypanel

URL: /templates/authentik

Authentik is an open-source Identity Provider focused on flexibility and versatility. It provides secure authentication, authorization, and user management with support for single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and a modern user interface.

## Installation notes

After deployment, open /if/flow/initial-setup/ to create the initial admin user. Allow ~60s for migrations to complete.

## Benefits

### Centralized Identity Management

Manage users, groups, and permissions from a single dashboard

### Flexible Authentication

Support for multiple authentication sources including LDAP, SAML, and OAuth/OIDC

### Strong Security

Built-in MFA, brute-force protection, and security auditing capabilities

### Self-hosted Solution

Complete control over your identity infrastructure and user data

## Features

### Single Sign-On (SSO)

Enable seamless login across multiple applications and services

### Multi-factor Authentication

Add additional security with TOTP, WebAuthn/FIDO2, and more

### Role-based Access Control

Define granular access policies based on user attributes and roles

### User Self-service

Allow users to manage their profiles, reset passwords, and enroll MFA

### Customizable Flows

Design authentication workflows that meet your organization's needs

### API & Integration Support

Extensive API and integrations with popular services and platforms

### Outposts

Deploy proxy services to integrate with legacy applications

## Configuration

- `appServiceName` (App Service Name, required): authentik

- `appServiceImage` (Authentik Version, required): ghcr.io/goauthentik/server:2026.2.2 — Official image tag from ghcr.io/goauthentik/server

## Services

- authentik-server: app (ghcr.io/goauthentik/server:2026.2.2)

- authentik-db: postgres

- authentik-redis: redis

- authentik-worker: app (ghcr.io/goauthentik/server:2026.2.2)

## Resources

- [Website](https://goauthentik.io)

- [Documentation](https://goauthentik.io/docs)

- [GitHub](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik)

- [Template source](https://github.com/easypanel-io/templates/tree/main/templates/authentik)