iabhinavr / flask-google-auth

Flask OAuth2 Authentication with Google OAuth2 OpenID Connect

This project demonstrates how to set up OAuth2 authentication with Google OAuth2 OpenID Connect in a Flask web application.

Getting Started

If you are cloning this repository, follow these steps to set up your project environment:

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• Python installed (version 3.6 or higher)
• Pip (Python package manager) installed
• Git (optional, for cloning the repository)

Installation

Clone the repository (if you haven't already):

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo.git

Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

python -m venv venv

Activate the virtual environment (skip this step if you didn't create a virtual environment):

On Linux/macOS:

source venv/bin/activate

On Windows:

venv\Scripts\activate

Install project dependencies from requirements.txt:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

Create an .env file in the project root directory with the following environment variables:

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GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID="your-google-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com"
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET="your-client-secret"
GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI="http://localhost:5000/google/callback"

Replace the values with your Google OAuth2 credentials.

Usage

Run the Flask application:

flask --app src/app run --debug

Access the application in your web browser at http://localhost:5000.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License