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Integrate with Nexterm

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What is Nexterm?​

Nexterm is an open-source server management platform for SSH, VNC, and RDP.

-- https://nexterm.dev/

Preparation​

The following placeholders are used in this guide:

  • nexterm.company is the FQDN of the Nexterm installation.
  • authentik.company is the FQDN of the authentik installation.
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This documentation lists only the settings that you need to change from their default values. Be aware that any changes other than those explicitly mentioned in this guide could cause issues accessing your application.

authentik configuration​

To support the integration of Nexterm with authentik, you need to create an application/provider pair in authentik.

Create an application and provider in authentik​

  1. Log in to authentik as an administrator and open the authentik Admin interface.

  2. Navigate to Applications > Applications and click New Application to open the application wizard.

    • Application: provide a descriptive name, an optional group for the type of application, the policy engine mode, and optional UI settings.
    • Choose a Provider type: select OAuth2/OpenID Connect as the provider type.
    • Configure the Provider: provide a name (or accept the auto-provided name), the authorization flow to use for this provider, and the following required configurations.
      • Note the Client ID, Client Secret, and slug values because they will be required later.
      • Set a Strict redirect URI to https://nexterm.company/api/auth/oidc/callback.
      • Select any available signing key.
    • Configure Bindings (optional): you can create a binding (policy, group, or user) to manage the listing and access to applications on a user's Application Dashboard page.

  3. Click Submit to save the new application and provider.

Nexterm configuration​

  1. Log in to Nexterm as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to Settings > Authentication.
  3. Click Add Provider.
  4. Set the following required settings:
    • Display Name: authentik
    • Issuer URL: https://authentik.company/application/o/<application_slug>/
    • Client ID: Client ID from authentik
    • Client Secret: Client secret from authentik
    • Redirect URI: https://nexterm.company/api/auth/oidc/callback
  5. Save the provider.
Issuer URL

The trailing slash in the Issuer URL is required.

Configuration verification​

To verify that authentik is correctly integrated with Nexterm, log out of Nexterm and select the authentik provider on the login page. You should be redirected to your authentik instance, and after successfully authenticating, you should return to Nexterm and be logged in automatically.

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