# Authenticate Using OAuth - GitHub

1. Sign-in or sign-up for a GitHub account

2. Navigate to developer settings in your GitHub account [here](https://github.com/settings/developers) and select the "OAuth Apps" tab.

3. Click on the **New OAuth App** button, to create a new OAuth App:


4. Fill out the new OAuth application registration form, and click **Register Application**.


**Note:** The callback URL is `<your-codimd-url>/auth/github/callback`

5. After successfully registering the application, you'll receive the Client ID and Client Secret for the application.


6. Add the Client ID and Client Secret to environment variables:

    CMD_GITHUB_CLIENTID=3747d30eaccXXXXXXXXX
    CMD_GITHUB_CLIENTSECRET=2a8e682948eee0c580XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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