Github oauth using Flask

This project authenticates user using github's oauth.

Requirement

• git
• python3.6
• node

Setup

• Open your Github
• Go to Settings -> Developer settings -> OAuth Apps
• Create New OAuth App
• Fill all the details
• For Homepage URL put http://localhost:3000
• For callback URL put http://localhost:3000/api/auth/github
• Register the Application
• You'll get a Client ID
• Now generate a Client secret
• Clone this repo https://github.com/nabin-nath/react-flask.git
• cd to project cd react-flask
• Install the dependencies npm i
• Paste your Client ID in .env-example and rename it to .env
• cd to api cd api
• create a virtualenv for python3.6
• activate virtualenv
• Paste your Client ID and Client secret in .env-example and rename it to .env
• run pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the code

• Make sure your virtualenv is activated, then run flask run(in the api directory)
• open new terminal and cd to react-flask cd react-flask
• run npm start