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Created June 22, 2017 20:53
Google Auth: Implementation on the Back End

Set Up

Get your environment variables; these uniquely identify your app to google.

  1. Visit https://console.developers.google.com/
  2. In the top left corner of the page, next to where it says “Google APIs”, click the dropdown menu.
  • This will open a popup screen with more options. Select intrepid.io, then click the plus sign to create a new project.
  • Pick a name for the project and click “Create”
  1. Click “Enable and manage APIs”
  • choose the APIs you want to use; Google has many, but at the very least you should enable the Google + API.