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Environment Variables Required for Google OAuth

Add these variables to your .env file in the backend directory:

Google OAuth Configuration

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_google_client_id_here GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_google_client_secret_here GOOGLE_CALLBACK_URL=http://localhost:5000/api/auth/google/callback

Frontend URL (for redirects after OAuth)

FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173

Session Secret (for passport sessions)

SESSION_SECRET=your_very_secure_session_secret_here

Instructions to get Google OAuth credentials:

  1. Go to Google Cloud Console (https://console.cloud.google.com/)
  2. Create a new project or select an existing one
  3. Enable the Google+ API
  4. Go to "Credentials" in the left sidebar
  5. Click "Create Credentials" > "OAuth 2.0 Client IDs"
  6. Choose "Web application"
  7. Add authorized redirect URIs:
  8. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret to your .env file

Example .env entries:

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=123456789-abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.apps.googleusercontent.com GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=GOCSPX-abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456 GOOGLE_CALLBACK_URL=http://localhost:5000/api/auth/google/callback FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173 SESSION_SECRET=super-secure-session-secret-change-this-in-production