FreshRSS

Tested Versions

Authelia
- v4.38.0
FreshRSS
- v1.23.1

Assumptions

This example makes the following assumptions:

Application Root URL: https://freshrss.{{< sitevar name="domain" nojs="example.com" >}}/
Authelia Root URL: https://{{< sitevar name="subdomain-authelia" nojs="auth" >}}.{{< sitevar name="domain" nojs="example.com" >}}/
Client ID: freshrss
Client Secret: insecure_secret
Port: '443'
- This is the port FreshRSS is served over (usually 80 for http and 443 for https) NOT the port of the container.

Some of the values presented in this guide can automatically be replaced with documentation variables.

Special Notes

The FreshRSS implementation seems to always include the port in the requested redirect_uri. As Authelia strictly conforms to the specifications this means the client registration MUST include the port for the requested redirect_uri to match.

Configuration

Authelia

The following YAML configuration is an example Authelia client configuration for use with FreshRSS which will operate with the application example:

yaml

identity_providers:
  oidc:
    ## The other portions of the mandatory OpenID Connect 1.0 configuration go here.
    ## See: https://www.authelia.com/c/oidc
    clients:
      - client_id: 'freshrss'
        client_name: 'FreshRSS'
        client_secret: '$pbkdf2-sha512$310000$c8p78n7pUMln0jzvd4aK4Q$JNRBzwAo0ek5qKn50cFzzvE9RXV88h1wJn5KGiHrD0YKtZaR/nCb2CJPOsKaPK0hjf.9yHxzQGZziziccp6Yng'  # The digest of 'insecure_secret'.
        public: false
        authorization_policy: 'two_factor'
        require_pkce: false
        pkce_challenge_method: ''
        redirect_uris:
          - 'https://freshrss.{{< sitevar name="domain" nojs="example.com" >}}:443/i/oidc/'
        scopes:
          - 'openid'
          - 'groups'
          - 'email'
          - 'profile'
        response_types:
          - 'code'
        grant_types:
          - 'authorization_code'
        access_token_signed_response_alg: 'none'
        userinfo_signed_response_alg: 'none'
        token_endpoint_auth_method: 'client_secret_basic'

Application

To configure FreshRSS there is one method, using the Environment Variables.

Environment Variables

{{< callout context="caution" title="Important Note" icon="outline/alert-triangle" >}} The below example uses insecure_crypto_key for one of the values. It's recommended that this value is configured according to the FreshRSS recommendations. At minimum this should be a reasonably long random string. {{< /callout >}}

To configure FreshRSS to utilize Authelia as an OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider, use the following environment variables:

Standard

shell

OIDC_ENABLED=1
OIDC_PROVIDER_METADATA_URL=https://{{< sitevar name="subdomain-authelia" nojs="auth" >}}.{{< sitevar name="domain" nojs="example.com" >}}/.well-known/openid-configuration
OIDC_CLIENT_ID=freshrss
OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET=insecure_secret
OIDC_CLIENT_CRYPTO_KEY=insecure_crypto_key
OIDC_REMOTE_USER_CLAIM=preferred_username
OIDC_SCOPES=openid groups email profile
OIDC_X_FORWARDED_HEADERS=X-Forwarded-Host X-Forwarded-Port X-Forwarded-Proto

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