Portainer

Tested Versions

• Authelia
  • v4.38.0
• Portainer CE and EE
  • v2.21.4

{{% oidc-common %}}

Assumptions

This example makes the following assumptions:

• Application Root URL: https://portainer.{{< sitevar name="domain" nojs="example.com" >}}/
• Authelia Root URL: https://{{< sitevar name="subdomain-authelia" nojs="auth" >}}.{{< sitevar name="domain" nojs="example.com" >}}/
• Client ID: portainer
• Client Secret: insecure_secret

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

{{< sitevar-preferences >}}

Configuration

Authelia

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

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: 'portainer'
        client_name: 'Portainer'
        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://portainer.{{< sitevar name="domain" nojs="example.com" >}}'
        scopes:
          - 'openid'
          - 'profile'
          - 'groups'
          - 'email'
        response_types:
          - 'code'
        grant_types:
          - 'authorization_code'
        access_token_signed_response_alg: 'none'
        userinfo_signed_response_alg: 'none'
        token_endpoint_auth_method: 'client_secret_post'

Application

To configure Portainer there is one method, using the Web GUI.

Web GUI

To configure Portainer to utilize Authelia as an OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider, use the following instructions:

1. Visit Settings
2. Visit Authentication
3. Configure the following options:
   • Authentication Method: OAuth
   • Provider: Custom
   • Automatic User Provision: Enable if you want users to automatically be created in Portainer.
   • Client ID: portainer
   • Client Secret: insecure_secret
   • Authorization URL: https://{{< sitevar name="subdomain-authelia" nojs="auth" >}}.{{< sitevar name="domain" nojs="example.com" >}}/api/oidc/authorization
   • Access Token URL: https://{{< sitevar name="subdomain-authelia" nojs="auth" >}}.{{< sitevar name="domain" nojs="example.com" >}}/api/oidc/token
   • Resource URL: https://{{< sitevar name="subdomain-authelia" nojs="auth" >}}.{{< sitevar name="domain" nojs="example.com" >}}/api/oidc/userinfo
   • Redirect URL: https://portainer.{{< sitevar name="domain" nojs="example.com" >}}
   • User Identifier: preferred_username
   • Scopes: openid profile groups email
   • Auth Style: In Params

{{< figure src="portainer.png" alt="Portainer" width="736" style="padding-right: 10px" >}}

See Also

• Portainer OAuth Documentation