GitHub

GitHub works similar to Facebook (OAuth).

  • Register a new application at GitHub Developers, set the callback URL to http://example.com/complete/github/ replacing example.com with your domain.

  • Fill the Client ID and Client Secret values from GitHub in the settings:

    SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_KEY = ''
SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET = ''

  • Also it’s possible to define extra permissions with:

    SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_SCOPE = [...]

GitHub for Organizations

When defining authentication for organizations, use the GithubOrganizationOAuth2 backend instead. The settings are the same as the non-organization backend, but the names must be:

SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_ORG_*

Be sure to define the organization name using the setting:

SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_ORG_NAME = ''

This name will be used to check that the user really belongs to the given organization and discard it if they’re not part of it.

GitHub for Teams

Similar to GitHub for Organizations, there’s a GitHub for Teams backend, use the backend GithubTeamOAuth2. The settings are the same as the basic backend, but the names must be:

SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_TEAM_*

Be sure to define the Team ID using the setting:

SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_TEAM_ID = ''

This id will be used to check that the user really belongs to the given team and discard it if they’re not part of it.

Github for Enterprises

Check the docs GitHub Enterprise if planning to use Github Enterprises.