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Authentication guide - GitHub

  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

  4. Fill out the new OAuth application registration form, and click Register Application
    register-oauth-application-form

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

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

  6. 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:

    CMD_GITHUB_CLIENTID=3747d30eaccXXXXXXXXX
    CMD_GITHUB_CLIENTSECRET=2a8e682948eee0c580XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX