--- title: Install Hanko on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Hanko for on Kubuntu - Passkey-first authentication server, an open-source Auth0 alternative url: https://snapcraft.io/install/hanko/kubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Hanko on **Kubuntu** # Hanko [Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sidaliteir "View all snaps from Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)") * [Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sidaliteir "View all snaps from Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) * [Security](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=security) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/hanko/kubuntu#install) #### Passkey-first authentication server, an open-source Auth0 alternative Hanko is an authentication and user management server. It provides passkeys, passwords, email passcodes, multi-factor authentication, OAuth and SAML single sign-on, sessions and JWT issuing through a public API, plus an admin API for user management. Pair it with the Hanko Elements web components or your own frontend. Hanko stores its data in an external PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB or CockroachDB database; no database is bundled. **Examples** ``` sudo hanko migrate up sudo hanko serve all sudo hanko user import users.json sudo hanko config show hanko version ``` The commands read /var/snap/hanko/common/config.yaml, which holds the generated encryption key and is readable by root only. Use --config to pick another file. **Background service** The service is installed disabled. It applies database migrations and runs the public API on 127.0.0.1:8000 and the admin API on 127.0.0.1:8001. Point it at a database and start it: ``` sudo snap set hanko database-url='postgres://hanko:secret@db.example.com:5432/hanko?sslmode=require' sudo snap start --enable hanko.daemon ``` WebAuthn origins, CORS, SMTP and the other settings are in /var/snap/hanko/common/config.yaml; restart the service after editing: ``` sudo snap restart hanko.daemon ``` The admin and optional multi-tenant management APIs have no authentication. Keep them on localhost or behind an access-controlled proxy. ### Package name * hanko --- ### License * AGPL-3.0-only --- ### Last updated * 3 November 2026 - latest/stable * 3 November 2026 - latest/candidate --- ### Websites * [www.hanko.io](https://www.hanko.io "https://www.hanko.io") --- ### Contact * [github.com/sidalit/hanko-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/hanko-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/hanko-snap/issues") --- ### Source code * [github.com/teamhanko/hanko](https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko "https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko") * [github.com/sidalit/hanko-snap](https://github.com/sidalit/hanko-snap "https://github.com/sidalit/hanko-snap") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/teamhanko/hanko/issues](https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko/issues "https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko/issues") * [github.com/sidalit/hanko-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/hanko-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/hanko-snap/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/hanko/kubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about hanko ›](https://snapcraft.io/hanko) ## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install Hanko Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd If you’re running [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` ### Install Hanko To install Hanko, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install hanko ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. 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