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Twitch Authentication

The twitch provider uses Twitch's support for OAuth 2.0 authorization. You can use this provider in both development and production environments. You should note that this provider will open an external browser for the user to authenticate and authorize your Twitch application.

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There currently is no support to view Twitch subscription or bits data. This integration is simply just the basis for verifying authentication via Twitch.

Configuration​

VariableDescription
auth.twitch.client.idThe Client ID on the Developer Console page for your Twitch app.
auth.twitch.client.secretThe Client Secret on the Developer Console page for your Twitch app. This can be used with the secrets system.

Setup​

  1. Create a Twitch Application at https://dev.twitch.tv/console
  2. Click on Manage for your application from the Developer Console Dashboard or go to https://dev.twitch.tv/console/apps/YOUR_APP_ID
  3. Click New Secret under the Client Secret to regenerate a secret; put this and the Client ID both in the corresponding Redwood configuration
  4. Still on the OAuth2 page, under Redirects add the below URLs:
    • http://director.localhost:3001/oauth2/callback/twitch (used for the Dev Initiator)
    • http://director.localhost:80/oauth2/callback/twitch (used for local Kubernetes deployments)
    • Whatever you use for the production Director Frontend external connection config. For example, https://demos-director-frontend.redwoodmmo.com:443/oauth2/callback/twitch
  5. Update your project to use the URedwoodClientGameSubsystem::LoginWithTwitch function instead of the normal Login function. The bRememberMe argument works the same way as the Login function works by storing a one time authentication token in a SaveGame locally.