Laravel 12 GitHub OAuth Login with Socialite

A simple, step-by-step example for integrating GitHub login into a Laravel 12 application using Laravel Socialite and Bootstrap-based authentication.

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📖 Full Tutorial

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🔗 Laravel 12 Socialite Login with GitHub OAuth Example

Overview

This tutorial shows how to enable GitHub OAuth in a Laravel 12 app using Socialite. It guides you through:

• Setting up authentication scaffolding via Laravel UI (with Bootstrap)
• Installing and configuring Laravel Socialite
• Registering a GitHub OAuth application
• Adding a github_id column to users table
• Creating routes, controller logic, and views to handle authentication flow
• Logging in users using their GitHub accounts

Social login enhances user experience by removing friction—users can log in instantly without filling out long signup forms.

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Prerequisites

• PHP, Composer, Node.js, and npm installed
• Basic knowledge of Laravel (routes, controllers, migrations, views)
• A GitHub account to register an OAuth App

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