diff --git a/www/authelia/Makefile b/www/authelia/Makefile
index aa5d2320b0f51..fbc079f79bf93 100644
--- a/www/authelia/Makefile
+++ b/www/authelia/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 PORTNAME=	authelia
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	4.27.2
-PORTREVISION=	1
+PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	www
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/authelia/authelia/releases/download/v${DISTVERSION}/:public_html
 DISTFILES=	authelia-public_html${EXTRACT_SUFX}:public_html # html root directory needs to be built in a special way
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ GH_TUPLE=	\
 		valyala:fasthttp:v1.22.0:valyala_fasthttp/vendor/github.com/valyala/fasthttp
 GO_TARGET=	./cmd/${PORTNAME}
 
+USER=		root # 'nobody' doesn't work well because authelia attempts to remove files, etc.
+SUB_LIST=	USER=${USER}
+USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
+
 post-extract: # extract -public-html
 	@${RM} -r ${WRKSRC}/internal/server/public_html
 	@${MV} ${WRKDIR}/public_html ${WRKSRC}/internal/server
diff --git a/www/authelia/files/authelia.in b/www/authelia/files/authelia.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a7102a2802d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/authelia/files/authelia.in
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+# PROVIDE: authelia
+# REQUIRE: DAEMON NETWORKING
+# KEYWORD: shutdown
+
+# Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf to enable authelia:
+# authelia_enable : set to "YES" to enable the daemon, default is "NO"
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name=authelia
+rcvar=authelia_enable
+
+load_rc_config $name
+
+authelia_enable=${authelia_enable:-"NO"}
+
+logfile="/var/log/${name}.log"
+
+procname=%%PREFIX%%/bin/authelia
+command="/usr/sbin/daemon"
+command_args="-u %%USER%% -o ${logfile} -t ${name} %%PREFIX%%/bin/authelia --config %%PREFIX%%/etc/authelia.yml"
+
+run_rc_command "$1"