Using existing RoR application for user auth / signup instead of discourse

[Andygmb]

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

[Falco]

Yes, just read the SSO topic:

Official Single-Sign-On for Discourse (sso)

Discourse now ships with official hooks to perform auth offsite. The Problem Many sites wish to integrate with a Discourse site, however want to keep all user registration in a separate site. In such a setup all Login operations should be outsourced to a different site. What if I would like SSO in conjunction with existing auth? The intention around SSO is to replace Discourse authentication, if you would like to add a new provider see existing plugins such as: Vk.com login (vkontakte) Enabli…