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Social Authentication in Yamtrack

Xila Cai edited this page 2026-02-07 15:15:27 +01:00

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
• Enabling Social Providers
• Configuring Providers
• Example: OpenID Connect with Authelia
• Example: GitHub
• Provider-Specific Setup
• OpenID Connect (Authelia, Authentik, Keycloak, etc.)
• Authentik Example
• Connecting Social Accounts to Existing Users
• Additional Options
• Disable Local Authentication
• Redirect Login to SSO
• Disable Registration

YamTrack supports a variety of authentication methods through django-allauth, allowing you to integrate with popular social providers and identity management systems.

Getting Started

Social authentication in YamTrack is configured through environment variables. You'll need to:

1. Enable the social providers you want to use
2. Configure the provider-specific settings
3. Set up your provider to work with YamTrack

Enabling Social Providers

Use the SOCIAL_PROVIDERS environment variable to specify which providers you want to enable:

SOCIAL_PROVIDERS=allauth.socialaccount.providers.openid_connect,allauth.socialaccount.providers.github

This example enables both OpenID Connect and GitHub authentication.

Configuring Providers

Provider configuration is done through the SOCIALACCOUNT_PROVIDERS environment variable. This should be a JSON string containing all the necessary settings for your providers.

Example: OpenID Connect with Authelia

SOCIAL_PROVIDERS=allauth.socialaccount.providers.openid_connect
SOCIALACCOUNT_PROVIDERS={"openid_connect":{"OAUTH_PKCE_ENABLED":true,"APPS":[{"provider_id":"authelia","name":"Authelia","client_id":"your-client-id","secret":"your-client-secret","settings":{"server_url":"https://authelia.yourdomain.com/.well-known/openid-configuration"}}]}}

Example: GitHub

SOCIAL_PROVIDERS=allauth.socialaccount.providers.github
SOCIALACCOUNT_PROVIDERS={"github":{"SCOPE":["user","repo","read:org"]}}

Provider-Specific Setup

OpenID Connect (Authelia, Authentik, Keycloak, etc.)

1. In your OIDC provider, create a new application/client:

   • Set the redirect URI to: https://yamtrack.yourdomain.com/accounts/oidc/[provider_id]/login/callback/
   • Replace [provider_id] with the value you set in the provider_id field in your configuration
   • For example: https://yamtrack.yourdomain.com/accounts/oidc/authelia/login/callback/
   • Set token_endpoint_auth_method to client_secret_post.

2. Configure YamTrack with the client ID and secret from your provider

Authentik Example

In Authentik:

1. Create an OAuth2/OpenID Provider (under Applications/Providers) with these settings:

   • Name: Yamtrack
   • Redirect URI: https://yamtrack.yourdomain.com/accounts/oidc/authentik/login/callback/

2. In YamTrack, configure:

   SOCIAL_PROVIDERS=allauth.socialaccount.providers.openid_connect
   SOCIALACCOUNT_PROVIDERS={"openid_connect":{"OAUTH_PKCE_ENABLED":true,"APPS":[{"provider_id":"authentik","name":"Authentik","client_id":"<Client ID>","secret":"<Client Secret>","settings":{"server_url":"https://authentik.yourdomain.com/application/o/yamtrack/.well-known/openid-configuration"}}]}}
   

Connecting Social Accounts to Existing Users

To add social authentication to an existing user:

1. Log in to YamTrack with your local username and password
2. Click the settings icon in the sidebar
3. Click "Accounts" in the settings menu
4. In the "Third-Party Connections" section, click "Manage Account Connections"
5. You'll see a list of available social providers - click the provider you want to link to your account

Once connected, you can use either your local credentials or the social provider to log in to your account.

Additional Options

Disable Local Authentication

If you want to use only social authentication and disable the traditional username/password login:

SOCIALACCOUNT_ONLY=True

Redirect Login to SSO

To automatically redirect users from the login page to your SSO provider:

REDIRECT_LOGIN_TO_SSO=True

Disable Registration

To prevent new users from registering (useful for private instances):

REGISTRATION=False