# Using existing RoR application for user auth / signup instead of discourse
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-existing-ror-application-for-user-auth-signup-instead-of-discourse/42525
**Category:** SSO
**Created:** [13 أبريل 2016، 8:48م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-existing-ror-application-for-user-auth-signup-instead-of-discourse/42525 "2016-04-13T20:48:23Z")
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### Author:  [@Andygmb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andygmb)
#### Post date: [13 أبريل 2016، 8:48م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-existing-ror-application-for-user-auth-signup-instead-of-discourse/42525/1 "2016-04-13T20:48:23Z")
Hi all,
I have an existing Ruby on Rails application that I would like to integrate with discourse - Users would sign up through my Ruby on Rails application and a forum alias would be created for them.
Is such a thing possible with Discourse?
Thanks,
Andy
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [13 أبريل 2016، 8:52م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-existing-ror-application-for-user-auth-signup-instead-of-discourse/42525/2 "2016-04-13T20:52:46Z")
Yes, just read the SSO topic:
> [@Setup DiscourseConnect - Official Single-Sign-On for Discourse (sso)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-single-sign-on-for-discourse/13045):
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> [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true) is a core Discourse feature that allows you to configure “Single Sign-On (SSO)” to completely outsource all user registration and login from Discourse to another site. Offered to our [pro, business and enterprise hosting customers](https://discourse.org/pricing). information_source (Feb 2021) ‘[Discourse SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true)’ is now ‘[DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true)’. If you are running an old version of Discourse, the settings below will be named sso\_... rather than discourse\_connect\_... The Problem Many sites wishing to integrate wit…