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DevCats ea7025b562 docs(admin/users): add google provider-specific guide (#19309)
## Summary
- Add a provider-specific guide for configuring Google as an OIDC
provider
- Document refresh token setup via CODER_OIDC_AUTH_URL_PARAMS
- Add page to docs navigation under Users → OIDC Authentication

## Test plan
- Docs site builds: `docs/admin/users/oidc-auth/google.md` renders
- Nav shows 'Google' under OIDC Authentication
- Links to OIDC overview and refresh tokens work

Fixes #13508

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Co-authored-by: Atif Ali <atif@coder.com>
2025-08-12 13:02:40 -05:00

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# Google authentication (OIDC)
This guide shows how to configure Coder to authenticate users with Google using OpenID Connect (OIDC).
## Prerequisites
- A Google Cloud project with the OAuth consent screen configured
- Permission to create OAuth 2.0 Client IDs in Google Cloud
## Step 1: Create an OAuth client in Google Cloud
1. Open Google Cloud Console → APIs & Services → Credentials → Create Credentials → OAuth client ID.
2. Application type: Web application.
3. Authorized redirect URIs: add your Coder callback URL:
- `https://coder.example.com/api/v2/users/oidc/callback`
4. Save and note the Client ID and Client secret.
## Step 2: Configure Coder OIDC for Google
Set the following environment variables on your Coder deployment and restart Coder:
```env
CODER_OIDC_ISSUER_URL=https://accounts.google.com
CODER_OIDC_CLIENT_ID=<client id>
CODER_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET=<client secret>
# Restrict to one or more email domains (comma-separated)
CODER_OIDC_EMAIL_DOMAIN="example.com"
# Standard OIDC scopes for Google
CODER_OIDC_SCOPES=openid,profile,email
# Optional: customize the login button
CODER_OIDC_SIGN_IN_TEXT="Sign in with Google"
CODER_OIDC_ICON_URL=/icon/google.svg
```
> [!NOTE]
> The redirect URI must exactly match what you configured in Google Cloud.
## Enable refresh tokens (recommended)
Google uses auth URL parameters to issue refresh tokens. Configure:
```env
# Keep standard scopes
CODER_OIDC_SCOPES=openid,profile,email
# Add Google-specific auth URL params
CODER_OIDC_AUTH_URL_PARAMS='{"access_type": "offline", "prompt": "consent"}'
```
After changing settings, users must log out and back in once to obtain refresh tokens.
Learn more in [Configure OIDC refresh tokens](./refresh-tokens.md).
## Troubleshooting
- "invalid redirect_uri": ensure the redirect URI in Google Cloud matches `https://<your-coder-host>/api/v2/users/oidc/callback`.
- Domain restriction: if users from unexpected domains can log in, verify `CODER_OIDC_EMAIL_DOMAIN`.
- Claims: to inspect claims returned by Google, see guidance in the [OIDC overview](./index.md#oidc-claims).
## See also
- [OIDC overview](./index.md)
- [Configure OIDC refresh tokens](./refresh-tokens.md)