static-cms/docs/custom-authentication.md

Custom Authentication

Netlify CMS is meant to be platform agnostic, so we're always looking to expand the ecosystem and find new ways to use it. Below is a list of currently submitted OAuth providers - feel free to submit a pull request if you'd like to add yours!

External OAuth Clients:

Author	Supported Git hosts	Languages	Link
@vencax	GitHub, GitHub Enterprise	Node.js	Repo

Check each project's readme for instructions on how to configure it.

Configuration

CMS configuration properties that affect authentication, including some optional properties that aren't mentioned elsewhere in the docs, are explained below:

backend:

  # REQUIRED CONFIG
  name: github
  repo: user/repository

  # OPTIONAL CONFIG
  # Note: no trailing slashes on URLs
  api_root: https://github.some.domain.com/api/v3
  site_domain: static.site.url.com
  base_url: https://auth.server.url.com

• name name of the auth provider, varies by implementation. github when using GitHub auth, even with a third party auth client.
• repo repo where content is to be stored.
• api_root (optional) the API endpoint. Defaults to https://api.github.com when used with the github provider. Only necessary in certain cases, eg. when using with GitHub Enterprise.
• site_domain (optional) sets site_id query param sent to API endpoint, defaults to location.hostname, minus any port, or cms.netlify.com on localhost so that auth "just works" during local development. Sites with custom authentication will often need to set this for local development to work properly.
• base_url (optional) OAuth client URL, defaults to https:/api.netlify.com as a convenience. This is required when using an external OAuth server.