OAuth 2 Github service

Set up app in Github

• Enter to https://github.com/ go to settings> Developer settings> Oauth Apps> Register a new application.
• Include the application name, URL, description and callback URL like in the following image and click on Register Application.

• In the next screen your Client ID and Client Secret should appear.

Setup Moodle as a Client for Github

• Now in your Moodle you can access Site Administration>Servers>OAuth2>Create new custom service.
• Include the following information:

Name: Github
Client ID: (the Client ID obtained previously)
Client Secret: (the Client Secret obtained previously)
Scopes included in a login request: read:user
Scopes included in a login request for offline access: read:user
Service base URL: https://api.github.com/
Logo URL: https://github.com/favicon.ico
Show on login Page: checked

• Click on Save changes.
• Enter to Configure Endpoints in the Edit Menu of the service, there you must include the following information:

authorization_endpoint: https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize
token_endpoint: https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token
userinfo_endpoint: https://api.github.com/user

• Enter to configure user field mappings in the Edit menu of the service, there you must edit the following information:

the following mapping is presented as: External field name → Internal field name

name → firstname
email → email
login → username
url → url
avatar_url → picture
location → city

• The last step would be to confirm that the OAuth2 authentication plugin is enabled in the authentication plugins management page.
• Additional note: if you configured a Github authentication service and any of your users is having problems to log in, its possible that they do not have any public e-mails. This setting can be changed by your users accessing to Github>Settings>Profile and there selecting an e-mail to be public.