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Login with Github

An app that implements "Login with GitHub" functionality in React

Usage and Setup

• Clone this repo. Go into the root folder and run yarn to install the dependencies.
• Login to your Github account and create an OAuth app by following the steps provided here (https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/developers/apps/creating-an-oauth-app). Note: For this example, while creating the OAuth app, you can set your Homepage URL to http://localhost:3000/ and Authorization callback URL to http://localhost:3000/login if you are running your app locally.
• Create a .env file in the root folder and set these variables: 

  REACT_APP_CLIENT_ID=Your Client ID from Github
  REACT_APP_CLIENT_SECRET=Your Client Secret from Github
  REACT_APP_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:3000/login
  REACT_APP_PROXY_URL=http://localhost:5000/authenticate
  SERVER_PORT=5000
  

• Run yarn start to start the app