Sign In with GitLab

Create GitLab Account

• Create a new GitLab Account if you don’t have one already.

Create GitLab OAuth App

• Create a new OAuth application (direct link) by:
  • On the left Sidebar, Select Applications.
  • Select Add new application on the right.

GitLab OAuth App Information.

• Enter a Name and a Redirect URI.

• Select OAuth 2 Scopes as defined in the Authorized Applications documentation.

  • Minimum required scope: read_user
  • OAuth 2.0 Application Type: confidential

• Fill in the Redirect URI with your OAuth Callback URL from Nhost.

Configure Nhost

• Click Generate a new client secret to generate an OAuth client secret.
• Copy and paste the Client ID and Client Secret from GitLab to your Nhost OAuth settings for GitLab. Make sure the OAuth provider is enabled in Nhost.
• Click the checkbox “I have pasted the redirect URI into GitLab”.
• Click Confirm settings.

Sign In Users

Once you’ve configured GitLab as an OAuth provider in Nhost, you can sign in users using the GitLab provider. See the OAuth Provider Sign-In Guide for detailed implementation instructions including the complete OAuth flow, error handling, and session management.