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Authenticate with GitHub via OAuth2

OAuth2/Phoenix Example Application

This is an example application showing how one can integrate with the OAuth2 library and the Phoenix framework.

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To start the application:

  1. Register a new application on GitHub
    • Enter http://lvh.me:4000/auth/github/callback for the Authorization callback URL
  2. Set the GITHUB_REDIRECT_URI environment variable to the callback URL
  3. Set the GITHUB_CLIENT_ID and GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET environment variables
  4. Install Elixir dependencies with mix deps.get
  5. Install NodeJS dependencies with npm install
  6. Setup the database with mix ecto.setup
  7. Start the application with mix phoenix.server

Now you can visit lvh.me:4000 from your browser and click "Sign in with GitHub".

After authorizing the application, you should see the welcome message above.