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Self-Hosting Zitadel: Cloud-Native Identity Management

Zitadel is a modern identity management platform. SSO, multi-tenancy, and passwordless authentication for your self-hosted apps.

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What Is Zitadel?


Zitadel is a cloud-native identity management platform built in Go. It's designed for modern authentication patterns.


Zitadel vs Keycloak vs Authentik


  • Zitadel: Go-based, cloud-native, multi-tenant by design
  • Keycloak: Java, enterprise-proven, resource-heavy
  • Authentik: Python, self-hosting focused, visual flows

    • Features


  • OIDC and SAML support
  • Passwordless (WebAuthn/FIDO2)
  • Multi-tenancy (organizations)
  • Machine-to-machine tokens
  • Custom login flows
  • Audit logging
  • User self-service

    • Deployment


    1. Deploy Zitadel on TinyPod

    2. Configure your domain

    3. Create organizations

    4. Connect applications


    Resources: 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM.


    Choose Zitadel when you need multi-tenancy or passwordless auth. Choose Authentik for the easiest self-hosting setup.