From 8c36ede2007f1d04e50905a40b909883fbdccbe6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Chiang Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 22:48:58 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] *: add a "getting started" page to the readme --- README.md | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d0e046a8..fe6079b6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -25,3 +25,42 @@ backend services. One such application that consumes OpenID Connect tokens is the [Kubernetes]( http://kubernetes.io/) API server, allowing dex to provide identity for any Kubernetes clusters. + +## Getting started + +dex requires a Go installation and a GOPATH configured. Clone it down the +correct place, and simply type `make` to compile dex. + +``` +git clone https://github.com:coreos/dex.git $GOPATH/src/github.com/coreos/dex +cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/coreos/dex +make +``` + +dex is a single, scalable binary that pulls all configuration from a config +file (no command line flags at the moment). Use one of the config files defined +in the `examples` folder to start up dex with an in-memory data store. + +``` +./bin/dex serve examples/config-dev.yaml +``` + +dex allows OAuth2 clients to be defined statically through the config file. In +another window, run the `example-app` (an OAuth2 client). By default this is +configured to use the client ID and secret defined in the config file. + +``` +./bin/example-app +``` + +Then to interact with dex, like any other OAuth2 provider, you must first visit +a client app, then be prompted to login through dex. This can be achieved using +the following steps: + +NOTE: The UIs are extremely bare bones at the moment. + +1. Navigate to http://localhost:5555/ in your browser. +2. Hit "login" on the example app to be redirected to dex. +3. Choose the "mock" option to login as a predefined user. +4. Approve the example app's request. +5. See the resulting token the example app claims from dex.