Skip to main contentCreate GitLab Account
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.
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Enter a Name and a Redirect URI.
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Select OAuth 2 Scopes as defined in the Authorized Applications documentation.
- Minimum required scope:
read_user
- OAuth 2.0 Application Type:
confidential
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Fill in the Redirect URI with your OAuth Callback URL from 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. 
