OIDC SSO

OIDC / Single Sign-On

What OIDC gives you

OpenID Connect (OIDC) lets users log in with an existing identity provider — Google, Authentik, Keycloak, or any OIDC-compatible IdP — instead of a local email/password. On first SSO login, a TREK account is created automatically using the email from the provider.

User flow

1. Click "Sign in with SSO" on the login page.
2. You are redirected to your identity provider's login page.
3. Authenticate and grant consent.
4. The provider redirects back to TREK at GET /api/auth/oidc/callback. If this is your first login, an account is created automatically (subject to registration settings).
5. The server issues a short-lived one-time code and redirects your browser to /login?oidc_code=<code>. The frontend immediately exchanges that code at GET /api/auth/oidc/exchange?code=<code> to obtain the session.
6. Your trek_session cookie is set and you land on the dashboard.

Prerequisites

Set the following environment variables before starting the server:

Variable	Required	Description
APP_URL	Yes	Base URL of your TREK instance (e.g. https://trek.example.com). Used to build the redirect URI. Can also be set via Admin → Settings.
OIDC_ISSUER	Yes	Issuer URL of your identity provider. Must use HTTPS in production.
OIDC_CLIENT_ID	Yes	OAuth 2.0 client ID registered with your IdP.
OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET	Yes	OAuth 2.0 client secret.

Register the following redirect URI with your identity provider:

<APP_URL>/api/auth/oidc/callback

For example: https://trek.example.com/api/auth/oidc/callback

Optional environment variables

Variable	Description
OIDC_DISPLAY_NAME	Label shown on the SSO button. Defaults to SSO.
OIDC_ONLY	Set to true to disable local password login and password registration. SSO login and SSO registration remain governed by their own toggles. This is an environment-variable-only setting and cannot be toggled at runtime via the admin panel.
OIDC_ADMIN_CLAIM	OIDC claim to inspect for admin role mapping. Defaults to groups. The claim value may be an array or a plain string. Env var only — not configurable via the admin panel.
OIDC_ADMIN_VALUE	Value that must be present in OIDC_ADMIN_CLAIM to grant the admin role. If unset, claim-based role mapping is disabled. When set, the role is re-evaluated on every login. Env var only — not configurable via the admin panel.
OIDC_SCOPE	Overrides the default scope list sent to the provider. Defaults to openid email profile. Ensure openid and email are always included. Env var only — not configurable via the admin panel.
OIDC_DISCOVERY_URL	Full URL to the OIDC discovery document. Use this for providers with non-standard discovery paths (e.g. Authentik tenants). If unset, discovery is attempted at <OIDC_ISSUER>/.well-known/openid-configuration. The discovery document is cached for 1 hour.

New-user registration via SSO

When an SSO login matches an existing TREK account by email or OIDC subject (sub), that account is used and the OIDC identity is linked automatically. If no matching account exists, TREK attempts to create one. The outcome depends on the following:

• First user ever: always created as admin, no invite required.
• Open SSO registration enabled (admin panel toggle oidc_registration): account is created as a regular user.
• Invite token present in the login URL: account is created regardless of the registration toggle. Pass the token as ?invite=<token> when initiating SSO login (e.g. GET /api/auth/oidc/login?invite=<token>).
• SSO registration disabled and no invite: login is rejected with a registration_disabled error.

Admin panel (runtime configuration)

OIDC can also be configured without environment variables via Admin → SSO. The following fields are settable at runtime:

Field	Env var equivalent
Issuer URL	OIDC_ISSUER
Client ID	OIDC_CLIENT_ID
Client Secret	OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET
Display name	OIDC_DISPLAY_NAME
Discovery URL	OIDC_DISCOVERY_URL

Environment variables take priority over database settings when both are present.

The following variables are env var only and have no admin panel equivalent: OIDC_ONLY, OIDC_SCOPE, OIDC_ADMIN_CLAIM, OIDC_ADMIN_VALUE.

The OIDC_ONLY env var always overrides the panel's login-method toggles. To disable password login at runtime without OIDC_ONLY, use the password_login and password_registration toggles in Admin → Settings instead.

Note: The admin panel prevents you from disabling all login methods simultaneously. At least one method (password or SSO) must remain active. Similarly, you cannot remove the OIDC configuration from the admin panel while password login is disabled.

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See also: Login-and-Registration · Environment-Variables