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User Authentication with Google OAuth 2.0

LaunchFa.st uses in house simple as heck server-side first Google OAuth 2.0 to help you authenticate users via Google.

You can configure it in the src/pages/api/auth/google.js and src/pages/api/auth/callback/google.js file.
  1. Update the .env file or hosting provider’s environment variable to have the necessary variables for Google OAuth 2.0:
# Obtained from Google APIs
# https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/web-server#prerequisites

GOOGLE_AUTH_ID=".....-...........apps.googleusercontent.com"
GOOGLE_AUTH_SECRET=".....-..........-....."

# Based on your domain
GOOGLE_AUTH_CALLBACK_URL="https://your-domain.com/api/auth/callback/google"
  1. To simply authenticate users via Google, import the Sign-In-With-Google component in each framework as described below:
---
// File: src/pages/file.astro

import SignInWithGoogle from '@/components/Sign-In-With-Google.astro'
---

<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
  </head>
  <body>
    <SignInWithGoogle />
  </body>
</html>