Setting Authentik to dark mode only

[l4rm4nd]

Authentik's online documentation references a way to define the default theme.

I would like to define dark as the default and not use the default automatic option. However, I do not understand where to apply these settings.

Is this done in some form of JSON/YAML configuration file? Or in the System > Tenants section of Authentik?

[Mase3206]

It looks like a Python variable, but trying to set that varible in user_settings.py results in a "module not found" error.

[mahula]

I am also interested to set another value to the base color scheme than automatic.
Where can this be configured?
Please extend the above mentioned documentation section with morespecific detail where this can be confirured and if only in the GUI or as a parameter while deployment.

[Djeex]

In admin panel, open the last settings of one of these items

• Brand settings
• Group settings
• User settings

Add

settings:
  theme:
    base: light

You can change light by dark or remove all the theme section to let authentik use system settings.

[erictrometer]

where do you set this exactly? could not find such a section under any of those on version 2025-10:

• Brand settings
• Group settings
• User settings

[dewi-tik]

where do you set this exactly? could not find such a section under any of those on version 2025-10:

* Brand settings

* Group settings

* User settings

You set the values in the attributes field of those setting menus.

More information is available here: https://docs.goauthentik.io/customize/interfaces/user/

[l4rm4nd]

where do you set this exactly? could not find such a section under any of those on version 2025-10:

• Brand settings
• Group settings
• User settings

https://your-domain.tld/if/admin/#/core/brands

Then under more global settings and attribute:

settings:
  theme:
    base: dark