Mattermost OAuth2 Client Sample Application

Overview

Mattermost 3.3 and later includes an OAuth2 Service Provider, enabling users with an account on a Mattermost server to sign-in to 3rd party applications.

This sample application, created in NodeJS, demonstrates how an OAuth2 client can be used with the Mattermost OAuth2 Service Provider.

Setup Server Environment

1. Start a Mattermost Server cloned from master
2. Create an account and a team
3. Go To System Console -> Integrations -> OAuth2 Provider and enable the service
4. Go back to the team you created and from the Main Menu select Integrations
5. Add a new OAuth2 App

Setup Sample App Dev Environment

1. Clone the Github repository to run the sample

  git clone https://github.com/enahum/mattermost-sample-app.git
  cd mattermost-sample-app

2. Install the dependencies

npm install

3. Setup the configuration according to your server an OAuth2 App by editing config/config.json

   • mattermost_url: this is the url of your mattermost instance (eg. http://localhost:8065)
   • client_id: the client_id of the OAuth2 App that you created
   • client_secret: the client_secret of the OAuth2 App that you created

   Note: It's possible to override the settings in the config.json file by setting environment variables with the same names

4. Once you have configured the app you can run it by issuing

npm start

The Sample App will be available under http://localhost:3000

Stop the Sample App

1. In the terminal window press CTRL+C to stop the sample app.