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Patreon provider setup for Users & Permissions

The present page explains how to setup the Patreon provider for the Users & Permissions feature.

Prerequisites

You have read the Users & Permissions providers documentation.

Patreon configuration​

Note

Patreon does not accept localhost urls.
Use ngrok to serve the backend app.

ngrok http 1337

Don't forget to update the server url in the Strapi config file ./config/server.js and the server URL in your frontend app (environment variable REACT_APP_BACKEND_URL if you use react login example app ) with the generated ngrok URL.

  1. You must be a Patreon Creator in order to register an Oauth client.
  2. Go to the Patreon developer portal 
  3. Click on Clients & API Keys 
  4. Click on "Create Client"
  5. Enter the details of your organization and website.
  6. There is a drop-down for "App Category" but no explanation of what the different categories mean. "Community" seems to work fine.
  7. You can choose either version 1 or version 2 of the API - neither are actively developed. Version 2 is probably the best choice. See their developer docs  for more detail.
  8. Under "Redirect URI's" enter https://your-site.com/api/connect/patreon/callback
  9. Save the client details and you will then see the Client ID and Client Secret.

Strapi configuration​

  1. Visit the User & Permissions provider settings page at http://localhost:1337/admin/settings/users-permissions/providers 
  2. Click on the Patreon provider
  3. Fill the information:
    • Enable: ON
    • Client ID: <Your Patreon Client ID> - as above
    • Client Secret: <Your Patreon Client Secret> - as above

Your configuration is done. Launch the backend and the react login example application , go to http://localhost:3000 and try to connect to the provider you configured.