Hi everybody, I want to insert a Discord, Google and Microsoft login to my forum and I wonder if oAuth2 is enough to insert this? Plugin for Google login: [image] Configure Google login for Discourse Integrations bookmark This guide explains how to set up Goo…

[image] Olle11: Plugin for Discord login: Not a plugin, it’s out of the box. Facebook is also out of the box, as is Google login. Look at your site settings in “Login” section.

Oh I see but in order for these to work I need to setup oAuth2? Do I need the oAuth2 plugin or can I do it by just following the install steps of the Discord, Google and Facebook integrations?

[image] Olle11: Oh I see but in order for these to work I need to setup oAuth2? No, for the ones I’ve listed they are all out of the box. You will, however, have to set up the project services in Discord, Google and Facebook, however, on their respective developer consoles and copy the crede…

I see thank you. I have not yet started the company so it looks like Facebook is out of the picture for now since they require business verification. Discord and Google should be fine I hope. And possibly Microsoft through the plugin.

[image] Olle11: Activitypub Have you read the documentation? Post on the plugin Topic?

It seems like the plugin for Microsoft is needed in order to active oauth2. Regarding activityhub I think that oauth2 can be used for Mastodon, but in order to use it through activitityhub I think you might need to use the plugin.

[image] Olle11: Regarding activityhub I think that oauth2 can be used for Mastodon, but in order to use it through activitityhub I think you might need to use the plugin. Those are two very different things. ActivityPub is a protocol how messages etc. are travelling between servers that know…

Oh I was thinking that I could use Mastodon to make my forum more visible for others. In that case I need to contact the server owner on Mastodon if they would like my forum content there? I am assuming then that Mastodon users will not be able to login to a Discourse forum but rather have the cont…

[image] Olle11: Oh I was thinking that I could use Mastodon to make my forum more visible for others. You can do that. In the meaning if someone would like to follow your topics using ActivityPub they can do that, if you use ActivityPub plugin. But that is not limited to Mastodon. It can be W…

Discord, Google and Microsoft login, is oAuth2 enough?

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Is both plugins for Microsoft and Activitypub needed to activate login for these platforms? On Activityhub I am mainly interested in Mastodon

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Discord, Google and Microsoft login, is oAuth2 enough?

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