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Overview

This PR addresses issue #[issue_number] by adding comprehensive user-facing documentation that explains how to configure all content providers and authentication providers in TagzApp. The documentation is designed for non-technical users and provides step-by-step instructions with clear descriptions.

What's Included

Content Provider Configuration Guides (7 providers)

Detailed guides for each social media content provider:

  • Twitter/X - Developer account setup, obtaining Bearer Tokens, understanding API tiers and rate limits
  • Mastodon - Federation concepts, choosing instances, leveraging public API access (no credentials required)
  • Bluesky - AT Protocol introduction, public monitoring without authentication
  • TwitchChat - Real-time IRC integration, bot account creation, OAuth token generation
  • YouTubeChat - Google Cloud Platform setup, YouTube Data API v3 configuration, OAuth 2.0 authentication, quota management
  • Blazot - Account types (User vs Site), API key generation, rate limit handling
  • Azure Queue - Storage account setup, connection string configuration, custom message integration examples

Authentication Provider Configuration Guides (6 providers)

Step-by-step instructions for enabling external login options:

  • Microsoft - Azure Active Directory app registration, client credentials, multi-tenant support
  • GitHub - OAuth app creation, scope management, organization app configuration
  • Google - Google Cloud Console setup, OAuth consent screen configuration, app publishing
  • Twitch - Developer portal navigation, redirect URI configuration
  • LinkedIn - Developer portal setup, LinkedIn Page requirement, product approval process
  • Apple - Apple Developer account requirements, Services ID configuration, JWT client secret generation

Documentation Features

Each guide provides:

Prerequisites - Required accounts and access levels clearly listed
Step-by-step instructions - Numbered steps with detailed explanations
Configuration examples - Both Admin UI walkthrough and configuration file formats (JSON, environment variables, Azure Key Vault)
Troubleshooting - Common issues, error messages, and solutions
Security best practices - Credential storage, rotation, and access control guidance
Links to authoritative documentation - Official docs for each service
Cost considerations - Pricing information and quota details where applicable
Advanced topics - Additional configuration options for power users

Documentation Structure

user-docs/
├── README.md (updated with links and screenshot guidelines)
└── providers/
    ├── content/
    │   ├── Twitter-Configuration.md
    │   ├── Mastodon-Configuration.md
    │   ├── Bluesky-Configuration.md
    │   ├── TwitchChat-Configuration.md
    │   ├── YouTubeChat-Configuration.md
    │   ├── Blazot-Configuration.md
    │   └── AzureQueue-Configuration.md
    └── authentication/
        ├── Microsoft-OAuth-Configuration.md
        ├── GitHub-OAuth-Configuration.md
        ├── Google-OAuth-Configuration.md
        ├── Twitch-OAuth-Configuration.md
        ├── LinkedIn-OAuth-Configuration.md
        └── Apple-OAuth-Configuration.md

Screenshot Guidelines

The documentation includes clear descriptions of what each screen should look like and provides guidelines in user-docs/README.md for adding screenshots in the future. Screenshot locations are organized by provider type and name for easy navigation.

Statistics

  • 13 comprehensive documentation files created (7 content + 6 authentication providers)
  • 3,200+ lines of user-friendly documentation
  • Separate documents for each provider as requested
  • Non-technical language throughout for accessibility

Future Enhancements

While the documentation is complete and ready to use, future contributors can enhance it by:

  • Adding screenshots following the provided guidelines
  • Translating guides to other languages
  • Creating video tutorials for complex providers
  • Expanding FAQ sections based on user feedback

Closes #[issue_number]

Original prompt

This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>User manuals explaining how to configure providers</issue_title>
<issue_description>We need some user-facing documentation that explains how to get API keys or ids and secrets for various content providers and login providers.

I'd like screenshots, clear descriptions for non-technical users, links to the authoritative documentation for that service, and separate documents for each content provider and login provider</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

Fixes #520

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Copilot AI and others added 2 commits October 5, 2025 16:09
Co-authored-by: csharpfritz <78577+csharpfritz@users.noreply.github.com>
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Co-authored-by: csharpfritz <78577+csharpfritz@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] User manuals explaining how to configure providers Add comprehensive user documentation for configuring content and authentication providers Oct 5, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from csharpfritz October 5, 2025 16:13
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