Hi community,
I’m using AWS Cognito for authentication (sign up and login) across my project, and all user management is centralized there.
Now I want to integrate NodeBB, but I do not want to use NodeBB’s UI for login/registration. Instead, I want to:
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Continue using AWS Cognito for user registration and login.
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Expose a common backend service (API) that my other modules (and NodeBB) can use for authentication.
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Use only the NodeBB APIs (not the UI) to handle sessions, topics, posts, etc.
I’m a bit unsure about the correct approach here:
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Can NodeBB rely fully on Cognito for authentication while I interact with NodeBB only through its APIs?
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How should I map Cognito users to NodeBB users (e.g., using Cognito’s sub as the NodeBB uid)?
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Should I use the session-sharing plugin, or is it better to build a custom integration for Cognito?
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What’s the recommended way to keep NodeBB users in sync with Cognito users if I bypass the UI?
Has anyone implemented this kind of API-only integration with Cognito and NodeBB? Any best practices or guidance would be much appreciated.
Thanks!