Hi, I have a database with username and password and I want use DiscourseConnect for use existing users account on Discourse forum. I don’t understand how retrieve the email and the password that user input info the login form of Discourse. Into my sso endpoint I receive the query parameters: ?sso…

You will need to create a small web service that connects to that database, and when receives a redirect with those parameters prompts the user for username and password and then redirects the user back to Discourse.

Ok, this means, when discourse redirect to my web service i show a login page? I thinked discourse use his login, and redirect to me after user press on login button

[image] Francesco_Bagnoli: Ok, this means, when discourse redirect to my web service i show a login page? Yes! [image] Francesco_Bagnoli: I thinked discourse use his login, and redirect to me after user press on login button When using DiscourseConnect we will just redirect every user…

Ok! now I have undestod! :grinning:

Discourse Connect: How implementing Discourse login with an existing database?

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Francesco_Bagnoli (Francesco Bagnoli) July 16, 2021, 3:18pm 5

Ok! now I have undestod!

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