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OIDC: Pocket ID

Pocket ID is a lightweight self-hosted OIDC provider that authenticates users with passkeys instead of passwords. It's a popular choice in homelab setups because the entire IdP is one small container.

This guide gets Muximux signing in against Pocket ID with group memberships flowing through to admin_groups.

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Prerequisites

• A running Pocket ID instance, accessible to whichever browser will use Muximux. The default port is 1411; you'll typically reverse-proxy it at something like https://id.example.com.
• Admin access to Pocket ID.
• Muximux on a stable URL.

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Step 1: Register the OIDC Client

1. In Pocket ID admin, open OIDC Clients and click Add OIDC Client.
2. Fill in:
   • Name: Muximux
   • Callback URLs: https://muximux.example.com/api/auth/oidc/callback
   • Logout Callback URLs: leave empty unless you've configured a Muximux logout redirect.
   • Public Client: Off (we want a confidential client with a secret)
   • PKCE: leave at the default.
3. Save. Pocket ID shows you a Client ID and Client Secret. Copy both.

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Step 2: Allow the Client to See Group Memberships

Pocket ID emits the groups claim only when the client is allowed to read it.

1. In the same OIDC client edit page, find the Allowed User Groups section.
2. Add the groups you want Muximux to see. Anyone who belongs to one of these groups can sign in to Muximux; everyone else gets refused at the IdP. Add at least:
   • Muximux-Admins (or whatever you want admin status to map to)
   • any other group you'll later use for per-app filtering
3. Save.

If you don't have those groups yet, create them under Groups first and assign members.

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Step 3: Configure Muximux

Edit config.yaml:

auth:
  method: oidc
  oidc:
    enabled: true
    issuer_url: https://id.example.com
    client_id: <client id from Step 1>
    client_secret: ${POCKETID_CLIENT_SECRET}
    redirect_url: https://muximux.example.com/api/auth/oidc/callback
    scopes:
      - openid
      - profile
      - email
      - groups
    username_claim: preferred_username
    email_claim: email
    groups_claim: groups
    display_name_claim: name
    admin_groups:
      - Muximux-Admins

issuer_url is the public URL of Pocket ID, with no trailing path. Pocket ID exposes the OIDC discovery document at https://id.example.com/.well-known/openid-configuration.

Set POCKETID_CLIENT_SECRET in the environment. Restart Muximux.

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Step 4: Validate

1. Visit https://muximux.example.com/login and click Login with SSO. Pocket ID prompts you for a passkey.
2. After successful sign-in you should land back on the Muximux dashboard.
3. Sign in as a member of Muximux-Admins and confirm the Settings gear is visible.

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Troubleshooting

Symptom	Cause	Fix
unauthorized_client from Pocket ID	The client is set to Public but Muximux is sending a client secret.	Switch the client to confidential (turn Public Client off).
Sign-in fails with "user is not allowed to use this client"	The user isn't in any group listed under Allowed User Groups.	Add the user (or one of their groups) to the client's allow list in Step 2.
Sign-in works but admin gear is missing	The user's groups don't include any value listed in admin_groups.	Confirm the group exists in Pocket ID and the user is a member. Check the audit log entry on Muximux: OIDC user logged in lists the resolved role.
Failed to fetch discovery document	issuer_url doesn't match Pocket ID's public URL exactly.	Use the URL shown in your browser when you visit Pocket ID's UI, no trailing path.

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See Also

• Authentication overview for the full auth.oidc reference.
• Other identity providers: Microsoft Entra ID, Keycloak, Authentik, Zitadel, Google, Authelia, Cloudflare Access.