Facebook - WIP

⚠️ Warning: Work in progress, not currently functional

❗ Note: Facebook Authentication will not work from localhost

Create a Facebook Application

Go to the Facebook Developer Portal
Click on “My Apps” in the header menu

Create a new application

Select “Authenticate and request data from users with Facebook Login”

Choose “No, I’m not creating a game”

Provide an app name and App contact email and click Create app

Facebook Application Configuration

In the side menu, select “Use cases” and click “Customize” under “Authentication and account creation.”

Add the email permission

Now click Go to settings

Ensure that Client OAuth login, Web OAuth login and Enforce HTTPS are enabled.

Add a Valid OAuth Redirect URIs and “Save changes”
- Example for a domain: https://example.com/oauth/facebook/callback

Click Go back and select Basic in the App settings tab

Click “Show” next to the App secret.

.env Configuration

Copy the App ID and App Secret and paste them into the .env file as follows:

.env

DOMAIN_CLIENT=https://your-domain.com # use http://localhost:3080 if not using a custom domain
DOMAIN_SERVER=https://your-domain.com # use http://localhost:3080 if not using a custom domain
 
FACEBOOK_CLIENT_ID=your_app_id
FACEBOOK_CLIENT_SECRET=your_app_secret
FACEBOOK_CALLBACK_URL=/oauth/facebook/callback

Save the .env file.

Note: If using docker, run docker compose up -d to apply the .env configuration changes