elixir-auth-facebook Comming Soon! See: #21

Easily add Facebook login to your Elixir / Phoenix Apps with step-by-step detailed documentation.

Why?

Facebook authentication is used everywhere! We wanted to create a reusable Elixir package with beginner-friednly instructions and readable code.

What?

A simple and easy-to-use Elixir package that gives you Facebook OAuth Authentication in a few steps.

If you're new to Elixir, please see: dwyl/learn-elixir

How?

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⚠️ WARNING: This is out-of-date see: #21

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These instructions will guide you through setup in 6 simple steps by the end you will have login with Facebook working in your App. No prior experience/knowledge is expected/required.

Note: if you get stuck, please let us know by opening an issue!

Step 1: Upgrade your personal Facebook account to a developer account

Go to developers.facebook.com/apps

...after logging in to your facebook account, you can 'Register Now' for a developer account.

Step 2: Select what platform your app is on

Step 3: Skip to create an App

On this page, you can click the button in the top right to quickly access your app's id.

Step 4: Create App

Here you can specify your app's name (doesn't have to be unique!)

Note: Copy the App ID and the Secret into your .env file.

Step 5: Specify Redirect URI

Inside the facebook app's advanced settings, specify the redirect URI near the bottom of the page:

Note: the redirect URI has to be an absolute URI - make sure you include the http:// prefix.

Step 6: Make a request in your Elixir / Phoenix server

In your Phoenix server, make a request to the following url specifying your individual app-id and redirect-uri