diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/App.js b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/App.js
index 087605d..c7889f3 100644
--- a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/App.js
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/App.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { Switch, Route } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import './App.css';
 import { Header } from './components/Header';
+import { Login } from './components/Login';
 
 class App extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -21,9 +23,17 @@ getCurrentSample(id)
     return (
       <div className="App">
         <Header />
-        <div className="maincontent">
-          maincontent
-        </div>
+        <Switch>
+          <Route exact path='/' render={() => {
+            return (
+              <div className="maincontent">
+                maincontent
+              </div>
+            );
+          }} 
+          />
+          <Route exact path='/login' component={Login} />
+        </Switch>
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/components/Header/Header.js b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/components/Header/Header.js
index 23c8c9a..d550dbc 100644
--- a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/components/Header/Header.js
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/components/Header/Header.js
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ class Header extends Component {
       user: {}
     });
     userService.getCurrentUser()
-     .then(user => this.setState({ user }));
+     .then(user => this.setState({ user }))
+     .catch(error => console.log(error));
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class Header extends Component {
       <div className="headerbar" >
         <span>
           <Link styles={linkStyles} href="https://azure.microsoft.com/" target="_blank">Microsoft Azure</Link>
-          {user.firstName !== '' &&
+          {user && user.firstName && user.firstName !== '' &&
             <Persona 
               styles={personaStyles}
               text={user.firstName}
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/components/Login/Login.js b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/components/Login/Login.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21c4dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/components/Login/Login.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { Redirect } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Link as FabricLink } from 'office-ui-fabric-react';
+
+class Login extends Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    let { from } = this.props.location.state || { from: { pathname: '/' } };
+
+    this.state = {
+      redirectToReferrer: false,
+      from: from
+    };
+  }
+
+  onLogin = () => {
+    let { from } = this.state;
+    window.location = `/api/user/login?returnUrl=${from.pathname}`;
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    let { from, redirectToReferrer } = this.state;
+
+    if (redirectToReferrer) {
+      return <Redirect to={from} />;
+    }
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <p>You must log in to view the page at {from.pathname}</p>
+        <FabricLink href={`/api/user/login?returnUrl=${from.pathname}`}>Sign in</FabricLink>
+        <br/>
+        <FabricLink href={'/api/user/logout'}>Sign out</FabricLink>
+        <br/>
+        <button onClick={this.onLogin}>Sign in</button>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+export { Login };
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/components/Login/index.js b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/components/Login/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a10c3a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/components/Login/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './Login';
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/helpers/handle-response.js b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/helpers/handle-response.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21e8c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/helpers/handle-response.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export function handleResponse(response) {
+  return response.text().then(text => {
+    const data = text && JSON.parse(text);
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      const error = (data && data.message) || response.statusText;
+      return Promise.reject(error);
+    }
+
+    return data;
+  })
+}
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/helpers/index.js b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/helpers/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a28af2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/helpers/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './handle-response';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/services/user.service.js b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/services/user.service.js
index d1c629b..66475ac 100644
--- a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/services/user.service.js
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ClientApp/src/services/user.service.js
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
+import { handleResponse } from '../helpers';
+
 export const userService = {
   getCurrentUser
 };
 
-const dummyUser = {
-  firstName: 'Nehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa',
-  lastName: 'Gupta',
-  fullName: 'Neha Gupta',
-  avatarUrl: 'https://github.com/msnehagup.png'
+const useFakeApi = true;
+
+const getFakeUser = () => {
+  return Promise.resolve({
+    fullName: 'Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Bbbbbbbbbbbb',
+    email: 'abc@xyz.com',
+    avatarUrl: 'https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/45184761?v=4',
+    firstName: 'Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa'
+  });
 };
 
 function getCurrentUser() {
-  return Promise.resolve(dummyUser);
+  if (useFakeApi) {
+    return getFakeUser();
+  }
+  
+  const requestOptions = {
+    method: 'GET'
+  };  
+  return fetch('/api/user', requestOptions)
+    .then(handleResponse);
 }
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Controllers/SampleDataController.cs b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Controllers/SampleDataController.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b94c9e..0000000
--- a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Controllers/SampleDataController.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-
-namespace ServerlessLibraryAPI.Controllers
-{
-    [Route("api/[controller]")]
-    public class SampleDataController : Controller
-    {
-        private static string[] Summaries = new[]
-        {
-            "Freezing", "Bracing", "Chilly", "Cool", "Mild", "Warm", "Balmy", "Hot", "Sweltering", "Scorching"
-        };
-
-        [HttpGet("[action]")]
-        public IEnumerable<WeatherForecast> WeatherForecasts()
-        {
-            var rng = new Random();
-            return Enumerable.Range(1, 5).Select(index => new WeatherForecast
-            {
-                DateFormatted = DateTime.Now.AddDays(index).ToString("d"),
-                TemperatureC = rng.Next(-20, 55),
-                Summary = Summaries[rng.Next(Summaries.Length)]
-            });
-        }
-
-        public class WeatherForecast
-        {
-            public string DateFormatted { get; set; }
-            public int TemperatureC { get; set; }
-            public string Summary { get; set; }
-
-            public int TemperatureF
-            {
-                get
-                {
-                    return 32 + (int)(TemperatureC / 0.5556);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Controllers/UsersController.cs b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Controllers/UsersController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b78dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Controllers/UsersController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using ServerlessLibraryAPI.Models;
+
+namespace ServerlessLibraryAPI.Controllers
+{
+    [Route("api/[controller]")]
+    [ApiController]
+    public class UserController : ControllerBase
+    {
+        [HttpGet("login"), HttpPost("login")]
+        public IActionResult Login(string returnUrl = "/")
+        {
+            if (User.Identity.IsAuthenticated)
+            {
+                return new RedirectResult(returnUrl);
+            }
+
+            // Instruct the middleware corresponding to the requested external identity
+            // provider to redirect the user agent to its own authorization endpoint.
+            // Note: the authenticationScheme parameter must match the value configured in Startup.cs.
+            // If no scheme is provided then the DefaultChallengeScheme will be used 
+            return Challenge(new AuthenticationProperties { RedirectUri = returnUrl });
+        }
+
+        [HttpGet("logout"), HttpPost("logout")]
+        public IActionResult Logout()
+        {
+            // Instruct the cookies middleware to delete the local cookie which 
+            // was created after a successful authentication flow.
+            return SignOut(
+                new AuthenticationProperties { RedirectUri = "/" },
+                CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme);
+        }
+
+        [HttpGet]
+        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(GitHubUser), 200)]
+        public IActionResult Get()
+        {
+            if (User.Identity.IsAuthenticated)
+            {
+                GitHubUser user = new GitHubUser(User);
+                return Ok(user);
+            }
+
+            return Unauthorized();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Models/GitHubUser.cs b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Models/GitHubUser.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cf030b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Models/GitHubUser.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using static ServerlessLibraryAPI.OAuth.GitHub.GitHubAuthenticationConstants;
+
+namespace ServerlessLibraryAPI.Models
+{
+    public class GitHubUser
+    {
+        public GitHubUser()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public GitHubUser(ClaimsPrincipal claimsPrincipal)
+        {
+            this.FullName = claimsPrincipal.FindFirstValue(Claims.Name);
+            this.Email = claimsPrincipal.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.Email);
+            this.AvatarUrl = claimsPrincipal.FindFirstValue(Claims.Avatar);
+        }
+
+        public string FullName { get; set; }
+
+        public string Email { get; set; }
+
+        public string AvatarUrl { get; set; }
+
+        public string FirstName
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return this.FullName.Split(' ')?[0];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/OAuth.GitHub/GitHubAuthenticationConstants.cs b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/OAuth.GitHub/GitHubAuthenticationConstants.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e4e522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/OAuth.GitHub/GitHubAuthenticationConstants.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace ServerlessLibraryAPI.OAuth.GitHub
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains constants specific to the <see cref="GitHubAuthenticationHandler"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class GitHubAuthenticationConstants
+    {
+        public static class Claims
+        {
+            public const string Name = "urn:github:name";
+            public const string Url = "urn:github:url";
+            public const string Login = "urn:github:login";
+            public const string Avatar = "urn:github:avatar";
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/OAuth.GitHub/GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.cs b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/OAuth.GitHub/GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..346f2a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/OAuth.GitHub/GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+namespace ServerlessLibraryAPI.OAuth.GitHub
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Default values used by the GitHub authentication middleware.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class GitHubAuthenticationDefaults
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default value for <see cref="AuthenticationScheme.Name"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string AuthenticationScheme = "GitHub";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default value for <see cref="AuthenticationScheme.DisplayName"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string DisplayName = "GitHub";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default value for <see cref="AuthenticationSchemeOptions.ClaimsIssuer"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string Issuer = "GitHub";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default value for <see cref="RemoteAuthenticationOptions.CallbackPath"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string CallbackPath = "/signin-github";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default value for <see cref="OAuthOptions.AuthorizationEndpoint"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string AuthorizationEndpoint = "https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default value for <see cref="OAuthOptions.TokenEndpoint"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string TokenEndpoint = "https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default value for <see cref="OAuthOptions.UserInformationEndpoint"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string UserInformationEndpoint = "https://api.github.com/user";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default value for <see cref="GitHubAuthenticationOptions.UserEmailsEndpoint"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string UserEmailsEndpoint = "https://api.github.com/user/emails";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Scope for <see cref="UserInformationEndpoint"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string UserInformationScope = "user";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Scope for <see cref="UserEmailsEndpoint"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string UserEmailsScope = "user:email";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/OAuth.GitHub/GitHubAuthenticationHandler.cs b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/OAuth.GitHub/GitHubAuthenticationHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..714b63f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/OAuth.GitHub/GitHubAuthenticationHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OAuth;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+
+namespace ServerlessLibraryAPI.OAuth.GitHub
+{
+    public class GitHubAuthenticationHandler : OAuthHandler<GitHubAuthenticationOptions>
+    {
+        public GitHubAuthenticationHandler(
+            IOptionsMonitor<GitHubAuthenticationOptions> options,
+            ILoggerFactory logger,
+            UrlEncoder encoder,
+            ISystemClock clock)
+            : base(options, logger, encoder, clock)
+        {
+        }
+
+        protected override async Task<AuthenticationTicket> CreateTicketAsync(ClaimsIdentity identity,
+            AuthenticationProperties properties, OAuthTokenResponse tokens)
+        {
+            var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, Options.UserInformationEndpoint);
+            request.Headers.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
+            request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", tokens.AccessToken);
+
+            var response = await Backchannel.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, Context.RequestAborted);
+            if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("An error occurred while retrieving the user profile: the remote server " +
+                                "returned a {Status} response with the following payload: {Headers} {Body}.",
+                                /* Status: */ response.StatusCode,
+                                /* Headers: */ response.Headers.ToString(),
+                                /* Body: */ await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
+
+                throw new HttpRequestException("An error occurred while retrieving the user profile.");
+            }
+
+            var payload = JObject.Parse(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
+
+            var principal = new ClaimsPrincipal(identity);
+            var context = new OAuthCreatingTicketContext(principal, properties, Context, Scheme, Options, Backchannel, tokens, payload);
+
+            context.RunClaimActions(payload);
+
+            // When the email address is not public, retrieve it from
+            // the emails endpoint if the user:email scope is specified.
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Options.UserEmailsEndpoint) &&
+                !identity.HasClaim(claim => claim.Type == ClaimTypes.Email) && Options.Scope.Contains("user:email"))
+            {
+                var address = await GetEmailAsync(tokens);
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(address))
+                {
+                    identity.AddClaim(new Claim(ClaimTypes.Email, address, ClaimValueTypes.String, Options.ClaimsIssuer));
+                }
+            }
+
+            await Options.Events.CreatingTicket(context);
+            return new AuthenticationTicket(context.Principal, context.Properties, Scheme.Name);
+        }
+
+        protected virtual async Task<string> GetEmailAsync(OAuthTokenResponse tokens)
+        {
+            // See https://developer.github.com/v3/users/emails/ for more information about the /user/emails endpoint.
+            var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, Options.UserEmailsEndpoint);
+            request.Headers.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
+            request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", tokens.AccessToken);
+
+            // Failed requests shouldn't cause an error: in this case, return null to indicate that the email address cannot be retrieved.
+            var response = await Backchannel.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, Context.RequestAborted);
+            if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                Logger.LogWarning("An error occurred while retrieving the email address associated with the logged in user: " +
+                                  "the remote server returned a {Status} response with the following payload: {Headers} {Body}.",
+                                  /* Status: */ response.StatusCode,
+                                  /* Headers: */ response.Headers.ToString(),
+                                  /* Body: */ await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
+
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var payload = JArray.Parse(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
+
+            return (from address in payload.AsJEnumerable()
+                    where address.Value<bool>("primary")
+                    select address.Value<string>("email")).FirstOrDefault();
+        }
+
+        protected override Task<AuthenticateResult> HandleAuthenticateAsync()
+        {
+            return base.HandleAuthenticateAsync();
+        }
+
+        protected override Task<HandleRequestResult> HandleRemoteAuthenticateAsync()
+        {
+            return base.HandleRemoteAuthenticateAsync();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/OAuth.GitHub/GitHubAuthenticationOptions.cs b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/OAuth.GitHub/GitHubAuthenticationOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddf5bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/OAuth.GitHub/GitHubAuthenticationOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OAuth;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using static ServerlessLibraryAPI.OAuth.GitHub.GitHubAuthenticationConstants;
+
+namespace ServerlessLibraryAPI.OAuth.GitHub
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Defines a set of options used by <see cref="GitHubAuthenticationHandler"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class GitHubAuthenticationOptions : OAuthOptions
+    {
+        public GitHubAuthenticationOptions()
+        {
+            ClaimsIssuer = GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.Issuer;
+
+            CallbackPath = new PathString(GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.CallbackPath);
+
+            AuthorizationEndpoint = GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.AuthorizationEndpoint;
+            TokenEndpoint = GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.TokenEndpoint;
+            UserInformationEndpoint = GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.UserInformationEndpoint;
+            //Scope.Add(GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.UserInformationScope);
+            Scope.Add(GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.UserEmailsScope);
+
+            ClaimActions.MapJsonKey(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, "id");
+            ClaimActions.MapJsonKey(ClaimTypes.Name, "login");
+            ClaimActions.MapJsonKey(ClaimTypes.Email, "email");
+            ClaimActions.MapJsonKey(Claims.Name, "name");
+            ClaimActions.MapJsonKey(Claims.Url, "html_url");
+            ClaimActions.MapJsonKey(Claims.Login, "login");
+            ClaimActions.MapJsonKey(Claims.Avatar, "avatar_url");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the address of the endpoint exposing
+        /// the email addresses associated with the logged in user.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string UserEmailsEndpoint { get; set; } = GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.UserEmailsEndpoint;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Properties/launchSettings.json b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 13fbfb9..5a69813 100644
--- a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
         "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
       }
     },
+    "IIS Express - API only": {
+      "commandName": "IISExpress",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development",
+        "ApiOnly": "true"
+      }
+    },
     "ServerLessLibrary": {
       "commandName": "Project",
       "launchBrowser": true,
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ServerlessLibraryAPI.csproj b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ServerlessLibraryAPI.csproj
index 990c0a0..0339026 100644
--- a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ServerlessLibraryAPI.csproj
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ServerlessLibraryAPI.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <DefaultItemExcludes>$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**</DefaultItemExcludes>
     <ApplicationInsightsResourceId>/subscriptions/7c1b7bab-00b2-4cb7-924e-205c4f411810/resourcegroups/Default-ApplicationInsights-EastUS/providers/microsoft.insights/components/ServerlessLibrary</ApplicationInsightsResourceId>
     <ApplicationInsightsAnnotationResourceId>/subscriptions/7c1b7bab-00b2-4cb7-924e-205c4f411810/resourcegroups/Default-ApplicationInsights-EastUS/providers/microsoft.insights/components/ServerlessLibrary</ApplicationInsightsAnnotationResourceId>
+    <UserSecretsId>235c2497-239d-47f0-8ea7-af2dd2416d95</UserSecretsId>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ServerlessLibrarySettings.cs b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ServerlessLibrarySettings.cs
index 6d8ea20..34ebb8e 100644
--- a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ServerlessLibrarySettings.cs
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/ServerlessLibrarySettings.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace ServerlessLibrary
         public static string CosmosAuthkey { get { return config(); } }
         public static string Database { get { return "serverlesslibrary"; } }
         public static string Collection { get { return "contributions"; } }
+        public static bool ApiOnly { get { return Boolean.Parse(config("false")); } }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Startup.cs b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Startup.cs
index fb36e83..1681b4f 100644
--- a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Startup.cs
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/Startup.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.ReactDevelopmentServer;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using ServerlessLibraryAPI.OAuth.GitHub;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Swagger;
 
 namespace ServerlessLibrary
@@ -22,6 +24,20 @@ namespace ServerlessLibrary
         {
             services.AddMemoryCache();
 
+            services.AddAuthentication(options =>
+            {
+                options.DefaultChallengeScheme = GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme;
+                options.DefaultScheme = CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme;
+            })
+            .AddCookie()
+            .AddOAuth<GitHubAuthenticationOptions, GitHubAuthenticationHandler>(
+                GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme,
+                GitHubAuthenticationDefaults.DisplayName,
+                options => {
+                    options.ClientId = Configuration["Authentication:GitHub:ClientId"]; // these settings need to be present in appSettings (or in secrets.json)
+                    options.ClientSecret = Configuration["Authentication:GitHub:ClientSecret"];
+                });
+
             services.AddMvc().SetCompatibilityVersion(CompatibilityVersion.Version_2_1);
 
             // In production, the React files will be served from this directory
@@ -56,7 +72,6 @@ namespace ServerlessLibrary
                 app.UseHsts();
             }
 
-            app.UseHttpsRedirection();
             app.UseDefaultFiles();
             app.UseStaticFiles();
             app.UseSpaStaticFiles();
@@ -67,6 +82,8 @@ namespace ServerlessLibrary
                 c.RoutePrefix = "swagger";
             });
 
+            app.UseAuthentication();
+
             app.UseMvc(routes =>
             {
                 routes.MapRoute(
@@ -74,15 +91,18 @@ namespace ServerlessLibrary
                     template: "{controller}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
             });
 
-            app.UseSpa(spa =>
+            if (!ServerlessLibrarySettings.ApiOnly)
             {
-                spa.Options.SourcePath = "ClientApp";
-
-                if (env.IsDevelopment())
+                app.UseSpa(spa =>
                 {
-                    spa.UseReactDevelopmentServer(npmScript: "start");
-                }
-            });
+                    spa.Options.SourcePath = "ClientApp";
+
+                    if (env.IsDevelopment())
+                    {
+                        spa.UseReactDevelopmentServer(npmScript: "start");
+                    }
+                });
+            }
 
             app.Use(async (context, next) =>
             {
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/appsettings.Development.json b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/appsettings.Development.json
index e203e94..235d51e 100644
--- a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/appsettings.Development.json
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@
       "System": "Information",
       "Microsoft": "Information"
     }
+  },
+  "ApplicationInsights": {
+    "InstrumentationKey": ""
   }
 }
diff --git a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/appsettings.json b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/appsettings.json
index 5da4926..11313b9 100644
--- a/ServerlessLibraryAPI/appsettings.json
+++ b/ServerlessLibraryAPI/appsettings.json
@@ -7,5 +7,11 @@
   "AllowedHosts": "*",
   "ApplicationInsights": {
     "InstrumentationKey": "d35b5caf-a276-467c-9ac7-f7f7d84ea171"
+  },
+  "Authentication": {
+    "GitHub": {
+      "ClientId": "",
+      "ClientSecret": ""
+    }
   }
 }
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