Must have
Installation requirements
- At least 2 CPU cores and 2 GB RAM for the documented Compose installation.
- Docker Compose v2 or Podman.
- PostgreSQL and a generated application secret.
Application hosting
Hosting authentik
A self-hosted identity service for signing users into applications. Connected services depend on its availability and recovery arrangements.
- Min vCPU
- 2
- Min memory
- 2 GiB
Understand the setup
Check runtime, storage and installation requirements before choosing a server.
See requirementsBudget your resources
Allow room for the operating system, database and your actual workload.
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See the cheapest plans that meet the starting size, then check each provider's page.
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Planning guidance
No further general recommendations are published for this version.
Published starting requirements
These are requirements for small deployments, not a guaranteed user capacity.
Deploy with
Supported paths
The host must provide
Runtime
- PostgreSQL
- Use the maintained Compose configuration
Storage
Persistent data
Preserve the database and configuration. Keep recovery copies of secrets securely.
Step by step
Plan a authentik deployment
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Prepare configuration
Use the maintained Compose file and generate the database password and application secret.
Official instructions -
Review host access
The default worker mounts the Docker socket for outpost management; consider a socket proxy.
Official instructions
Security
Before you go public
- Protect administrator access and secret keys.
- Plan recovery before connecting critical applications.
Cost
Beyond the server price
- Include database, backups and any separate outpost hosting.
Providers rarely list runtime versions or extensions, so confirm PHP, database and other requirements with the provider before you buy.
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