Authentik

Running Authentik vs Authelia: SSO Comparison for Self-Hosters (2026) You’re tired of logging into every self-hosted service separately. You want single sign-on. You’ve narrowed it down to two options: Authentik and Authelia. Both are open-source, both work with Docker, both solve the “too many logins” problem — but they take fundamentally different approaches. Authentik is a full identity provider. Authelia is a lightweight authentication portal. Choosing between them depends on what you actually need. ...

Tired of managing separate logins for every self-hosted service? Authentik gives you enterprise-grade Single Sign-On (SSO) for your home lab—one login for everything. This guide shows you how to set up Authentik with Docker Compose and connect your services in minutes. What is Authentik? Authentik is an open-source identity provider (IdP) that centralizes authentication for all your self-hosted services. It supports OAuth2, SAML, LDAP, and has a built-in proxy for apps without SSO support. ...