codimd/docs/guides/auth/github.md

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Authentication guide - GitHub

Note: This guide was written before the renaming. Just replace HackMD with CodiMD in your mind 😄 thanks!

  1. Sign-in or sign-up for a GitHub account
  2. Navigate to developer settings in your GitHub account here and select the "OAuth Apps" tab
  3. Click on the New OAuth App button, to create a new OAuth App:

create-oauth-app

  1. Fill out the new OAuth application registration form, and click Register Application

register-oauth-application-form

Note: The callback URL is /auth/github/callback

  1. After successfully registering the application, you'll receive the Client ID and Client Secret for the application

application-page

  1. Add the Client ID and Client Secret to your config.json file or pass them as environment variables
    • config.json:
      {
        "production": {
          "github": {
              "clientID": "3747d30eaccXXXXXXXXX",
              "clientSecret": "2a8e682948eee0c580XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
          }
        }
      }
      
    • environment variables:
      HMD_GITHUB_CLIENTID=3747d30eaccXXXXXXXXX
      HMD_GITHUB_CLIENTSECRET=2a8e682948eee0c580XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX