github-desktop/docs/contributing/github-enterprise-auth-from-dev-build.md

# Authenticating GitHub Enterprise from a Desktop-dev Build

1. Find or create an organization on the GHE instance that you are an owner of
1. [Create a new OAuth app](https://developer.github.com/apps/building-oauth-apps/creating-an-oauth-app/) in the organization. Input `x-github-client://oauth` as the authorization callback URL:
   <img width="558" alt="New_OAuth_Application" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7910250/63631725-2ffd8200-c5e0-11e9-92e4-b2e5b61d9c89.png">
1. Insert the Client ID and Client Secret into the [`app-info.ts` file](https://github.com/desktop/desktop/blob/e3991a8c73ab10ca12fcad23f7e367707051d985/app/app-info.ts#L28-L31)
1. Build and run the Desktop-dev app
1. Go to "Preferences", click the "Accounts" tab, and sign into GitHub Enterprise. Click "Continue With Browser" to proceed with the OAuth flow
Add documentation for authenticating GHE from dev build 2019-08-24 03:25:25 +00:00			`# Authenticating GitHub Enterprise from a Desktop-dev Build`

			`1. Find or create an organization on the GHE instance that you are an owner of`
			1. [Create a new OAuth app](https://developer.github.com/apps/building-oauth-apps/creating-an-oauth-app/) in the organization. Input `x-github-client://oauth` as the authorization callback URL:
			`<img width="558" alt="New_OAuth_Application" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7910250/63631725-2ffd8200-c5e0-11e9-92e4-b2e5b61d9c89.png">`
			1. Insert the Client ID and Client Secret into the [`app-info.ts` file](https://github.com/desktop/desktop/blob/e3991a8c73ab10ca12fcad23f7e367707051d985/app/app-info.ts#L28-L31)
Incorporate review feedback Co-Authored-By: Mislav Marohnić <mislav.marohnic@gmail.com> Co-Authored-By: Nate Smith <vilmibm@neongrid.space> 2019-10-05 01:13:45 +00:00			`1. Build and run the Desktop-dev app`
Replace "Enterprise Server" with "Enterprise" Since GitHub is launching additional variants of GitHub Enterprise, we want to avoid confusion by changing references to Enterprise Server to just Enterprise. 2020-12-14 19:08:53 +00:00			`1. Go to "Preferences", click the "Accounts" tab, and sign into GitHub Enterprise. Click "Continue With Browser" to proceed with the OAuth flow`
Incorporate review feedback Co-Authored-By: Mislav Marohnić <mislav.marohnic@gmail.com> Co-Authored-By: Nate Smith <vilmibm@neongrid.space> 2019-10-05 01:13:45 +00:00