Sign In with GitHub

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Create GitHub Account

• Create a new GitHub account if you don’t have one already.

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Create GitHub OAuth App

• Create a new OAuth application (direct link) by:
  • Click on your profile photo in the top right.
  • Click on Settings.
  • In the left menu, click Developer settings at the bottom.
  • Click on Oauth Apps in the left menu.
  • Click on New OAuth App button in the top right.

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GitHub OAuth App Information

• Fill in Application Name.
• Fill in Homepage URL.
• Fill in Authorization callback URL with your OAuth Callback URL from Nhost.

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Configure Nhost

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

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Sign In Users

nhost.auth.signIn({
  provider: "github",
});