Overview
This guide outlines the steps to configure OAuth2 authentication for the GitHub integration in your CDCM application.
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By following these instructions, you'll enable your users to seamlessly connect their GitHub accounts and access their repositories within CDCM.
Create OAuth
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Application in Github
Find Developer Settings: Locate the "Developer settings" link in the sidebar menu.
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Access OAuth Apps: Navigate to the "OAuth Apps" section under the "GitHub Apps" menu.
Create New OAuth App: Click the "New OAuth App" button to begin the process of registering a new OAuth application.
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Configure OAuth App Details: Fill out the required fields:
Application name: "CDCM - Productive" (something users will recognize)
Homepage URL: Something like"https://your.cdcm.instance.com" (the root URL for your CDCM instance)
Authorization callback URL: "https://your.cdcm.instance.com/external-login/oauth2-redirect/cdcm-github" (the CDCM instance URL plus the correct redirect path and a unique connection ID, see below for details)
Optionally, provide an Application description.
Register the Application: Click the "Register application" button to complete the process.
Generate a new client secret: After the application is registered you get a client ID and can create a client secret. You will need both when you configure connection routing in cdcm.
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Make sure to set the Authorization
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Callback URL correctly:
The format for the Authorization callback URL should be:
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The external-login/oauth2-redirect/ part of the URL is a predefined path that your CDCM application is expecting the GitHub OAuth flow to redirect to after a successful authentication.
Connection
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Routing
After the oauth application was registered in github the connection routing configuration yml can be updated.
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