Integrate WordPress Nextcloud OAuth using WordPress OAuth Server plugin for Single-Sign-On (SSO) into the Nextcloud app using your WordPress username and password. Once you configure the Nextcloud with WP OAuth Server plugin, you can SSO into the Nextcloud OAuth application using WP credentials. OAuth Server plugin also allows you to send custom WordPress user attributes to your Nextcloud app as per your requirements. This solution will help you ensure security by securely logging into Nextcloud account using WordPress/WP as SP and set up Nextcloud WP SSO. By the end of this guide, WordPress users should be able to perform Nextcloud login. To know more about other features we provide in WP OAuth Server plugin, you can click here.

Download And Installation

• Log into your WordPress instance as an admin.
• Go to the WordPress Dashboard -> Plugins and click on Add New Plugin.
• Search for a WordPress OAuth Server Single Sign-On (SSO) plugin and click on Install Now.
• Once installed click on Activate.

Steps to configure Nextcloud OAuth SSO login for WordPress users.

1. Setup WordPress as OAuth Server

• In the left side menu, go to miniOrange OAuth Server and search for Nextcloud. Select Nextcloud application.

• Provide Client Name of your choice and Callback/Redirect URI as https://<nextcolud-site-domain>/apps/sociallogin/custom_oauth2/<server_name> (Replace <server_name> with internal name configured in NextCloud).

• Note down App ID, App Secret, Endpoints to configure in your Nextcloud App.

2. Setup Nextcloud as OAuth Client

• Login to your NextCloud installation as an administrator.
• Under your profile click on Apps.

• Click Download and enable next to the Social Login app (click on Enable if already downloaded).

• Under your profile click on Administration settings.

• In left side panel, under Administration section, click on the Social Login tab.

• Enter the values in the input fields as follows:

Internal name:	Actual value of <server_name> entered in above step
Title:	Actual value of <server_name> entered in above step
API Base URL:	https://mywp-site.com/wp-json (here replace mywp-site.com with your WordPress site domain)
Authorize url:	value of Authorization Endpoint from Endpoints section of plugin
Token url:	value of Token Endpoint from Endpoints section of plugin
Profile url:	value of Get User Info Endpoint from Endpoints section of plugin
Client Id:	value of App ID from Client Credentials section
Client Secret:	value of App Secret from Client Credentials section
Scope:	openid profile email (retrieved from miniOrange plugin in WP)
Profile fields:	empty (optional)
Groups claim:	empty (optional)
Default group:	None

• Click on Save button.

SSO button will be visible on the Nextcloud login page. Now you can login using the WordPress Server credentials.

In this Guide, you have successfully configured Nextcloud OAuth SSO login with WordPress as OAuth Provider and Nextcloud as OAuth Client using our WP OAuth Server plugin. This will allow you to send custom WordPress User credentials to Nextcloud app and enable Nextcloud WordPress Single sign-on (SSO). Using our miniOrange OAuth server solution you can login into Nextcloud using WordPress/WP as SP. Netcloud WordPress SSO (Single Sign-On) will enhance the login speed of the Netcloud application. This solution ensures that you are ready to roll out secure access to your Nextcloud app using WordPress site credentials within minutes by enabling Nextcloud OAuth login.

Additional Resources

• Nextcloud App Developer Guide
• OAuth Nextcloud
• What is OAuth?
• OAuth / Open ID Connect
• WordPress OAuth Server Single sign-on (SSO).
• Step Guide to enable miniOrange OAuth Server for WordPress
• WordPress OAuth Server Plugin