# xo-server-auth-github > GitHub authentication plugin for XO-Server ## Usage This plugin allows GitHub users to authenticate to Xen-Orchestra. The first time a user signs in, XO will create a new XO user with the same identifier. > This plugin is based on [passport-github](https://github.com/jaredhanson/passport-github), > see [its documentation](https://github.com/jaredhanson/passport-github#configure-strategy) > for more information about the configuration. Like all other xo-server plugins, it can be configured directly via the web interface, see [the plugin documentation](https://docs.xen-orchestra.com/architecture#plugins).  ## Contributions Contributions are _very_ welcomed, either on the documentation or on the code. You may: - report any [issue](https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/issues) you've encountered; - fork and create a pull request. ## License [AGPL-3.0-or-later](https://spdx.org/licenses/AGPL-3.0-or-later) © [Vates SAS](https://vates.fr)