# Triggering account creation/login on external service when a user logs in on discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/triggering-account-creation-login-on-external-service-when-a-user-logs-in-on-discourse/340359
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [December 4, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/triggering-account-creation-login-on-external-service-when-a-user-logs-in-on-discourse/340359 "2024-12-04T13:18:09Z")
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### Author: ![renato](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/renato/32/383632_2.png) [@renato](https://meta.discourse.org/u/renato)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/triggering-account-creation-login-on-external-service-when-a-user-logs-in-on-discourse/340359/9 "2024-12-04T17:48:42Z")

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There are other guides, the date at the top is the topic creation but anything in #Documentation should be up-to-date – let us know if you find any problems.

> [@Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 1 - Create a basic plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-discourse-plugins-part-1-create-a-basic-plugin/30515):
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> Building a plugin in Discourse can be really simple, once you learn a couple of quirks. The goal of this post is to create a skeleton plugin and introduce you to the basics. Your development environment Make sure you have a development environment of Discourse running on your computer. I recommend you use [the appropriate setup guide](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/dev-install) and come back when you’re done. plugin.rbtada Use [GitHub - discourse/discourse-plugin-skeleton: Template for Discourse plugins · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-plugin-skeleton) to create a complete di…

You can check the code of the existing #Customization > Plugin for reference.

> [@Chris\_Dawson](#):
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> Does this mean I really jump into the container

Nope:

> [@Install plugins on a self-hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-on-a-self-hosted-site/19157):
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> warning This guide assumes that you have a self-hosted standard installation. We only support the standard method of install here, so these instructions assume you have a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true). warning This guide only applies to self-hosted Discourse instances. If you are using a managed hosting service, the available plugins are controlled by your hosting provider. For example, on our hosting [these specific plugins](https://www.discourse.org/plugins) are available by hosting tier. information_source As of mid-2025, [many p…](https://meta.discourse.org/t/373574)

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