# casdoor
**Repository Path**: guoxinweb/casdoor
## Basic Information
- **Project Name**: casdoor
- **Description**: A modern UI-first Identity and Access Management (IAM) / Single Sign-On (SSO) platform supporting OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP, SCIM, WebAuthn, TOTP, MFA, RADIUS, Google Workspace, Active Director
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Apache-2.0
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No
## Statistics
- **Stars**: 2
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2025-11-02
- **Last Updated**: 2026-09-09
## Categories & Tags
**Categories**: Uncategorized
**Tags**: None
## README
An open-source, self-hosted identity and access management platform
Casdoor is a single sign-on (SSO) and authentication server with a web console.
It speaks OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML 2.0, CAS, LDAP, SCIM 2.0, WebAuthn, TOTP/MFA and MCP,
and connects to Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), GitHub and many other identity providers.
Website ·
Documentation ·
Live demo ·
Discord
The sign-in page your users see: password, email/SMS code, WebAuthn and Face ID, plus every social provider you enable.
Admin console. Users, tokens, organizations and providers at a glance.
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Applications. Every app that delegates login to Casdoor, across all organizations.
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Application settings. OAuth, SAML, providers and branding β no redeploy, no config file.
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## π Try it in 30 seconds
No database and no config file needed. This runs Casdoor on SQLite with sample data:
```bash
docker run -p 8000:8000 casbin/casdoor-all-in-one
```
Open and sign in:
| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Organization | `built-in` |
| Username | `admin` |
| Password | `123` |
> The sign-in form has separate **organization** and **username** fields. Docs sometimes write this pair as `built-in/admin` β that is the same thing, not a username containing a slash.
Prefer not to install anything? Use the hosted demos:
| Demo | URL | Notes |
|------|-----|-------|
| **Writable** | [demo.casdoor.com](https://demo.casdoor.com) | Full access, so you can click through everything. **All data resets about every 5 minutes.** |
| **Read-only** | [door.casdoor.net](https://door.casdoor.net) | Stable global demo. **Every write operation fails by design.** |
Both accept the same `built-in` / `admin` / `123` credentials.
## π€ Why Casdoor
Casdoor is a **complete identity provider**, not an authentication proxy and not a library you embed. It stores your users, issues the tokens, and gives you an admin console to manage all of it β so your applications can delegate login entirely and never handle a password themselves.
- **One server, many protocols.** The same user directory is reachable over OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML 2.0, CAS, LDAP and SCIM, so a modern SPA and a legacy CAS-only app can share one set of accounts.
- **Everything is editable in the UI.** Organizations, applications, providers, sign-in methods, email and SMS templates, and login-page branding are configured in the web console instead of in files you have to redeploy.
- **Policy-based authorization built in.** Access rules are expressed with [Casbin](https://casbin.org/) β ACL, RBAC, ABAC and custom models β rather than a fixed permission scheme.
- **Straightforward to self-host.** A single Go binary plus a database. No JVM, no operator, no cluster required.
If all you need is a login screen in front of an existing reverse proxy, a smaller tool may suit you better. Casdoor is for when you want to own the user directory itself.
## π¦ Installation
Four supported paths, fastest first. All of them end up at .
### Docker β all-in-one (evaluation)
```bash
docker run -p 8000:8000 casbin/casdoor-all-in-one
```
Bundles SQLite and demo data into a single container. Ideal for a first look, but **not intended for production**: the data lives inside the container and disappears with it.
Guide: [Try with Docker](https://casdoor.ai/docs/basic/try-with-docker)
### Docker Compose β Casdoor with MySQL
[`docker-compose.yml`](docker-compose.yml) starts Casdoor next to a MySQL 8 container.
> **Two things to know before running it:**
>
> 1. Compose **builds the image from source** (Go backend plus React frontend). The first `docker compose up` takes several minutes, so it is not the quick-trial path β use the all-in-one image above for that.
> 2. You have to point Casdoor at the bundled database first.
Set the MySQL settings in [`conf/app.conf`](conf/app.conf) to match the `db` service:
```ini
driverName = mysql
dataSourceName = root:123456@tcp(localhost:3306)/
dbName = casdoor
```
Use `localhost` here even though MySQL runs in a separate container: the compose file sets `RUNNING_IN_DOCKER=true`, and Casdoor rewrites `localhost` to the Docker host address at startup (see [`conf/conf.go`](conf/conf.go)). Then start everything:
```bash
docker compose up
```
The compose entrypoint already passes `--createDatabase=true`, so the `casdoor` database is created for you.
Guide: [Try with Docker](https://casdoor.ai/docs/basic/try-with-docker)
### Kubernetes β Helm
Requires Helm v3 and a running cluster:
```bash
helm install casdoor oci://registry-1.docker.io/casbin/casdoor-helm-charts
```
The chart does not expose Casdoor outside the cluster by default. To reach it, find the service and forward a port:
```bash
kubectl get svc
```
```bash
kubectl port-forward svc/ 8000:8000
```
For a real deployment, configure an Ingress and an external database through the chart's values. [`k8s.yaml`](k8s.yaml) in this repo is a minimal plain-manifest example if you would rather not use Helm.
Guide: [Try with Helm](https://casdoor.ai/docs/basic/try-with-helm)
### From source β for development
Use this if you intend to modify Casdoor. Prerequisites: **Go 1.25+** (see [`go.mod`](go.mod)), **Node.js 20 LTS**, **Yarn 1.x**, and a supported database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server and others).
```bash
git clone https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor.git
cd casdoor
```
Set `driverName`, `dataSourceName` and `dbName` in [`conf/app.conf`](conf/app.conf). For MySQL, create the `casdoor` database first, or start the server with `--createDatabase=true`. Then build the frontend and run the server:
```bash
cd web && yarn install && yarn build && cd .. && go run main.go
```
While working on the frontend, run `yarn start` in [`web/`](web) instead of `yarn build` to get hot reload on port 7001, with `go run main.go` serving the API from a second terminal.
Guide: [Server installation](https://casdoor.ai/docs/basic/server-installation)
## π After you sign in
At this point you have a running identity provider with nothing connected to it yet. Next:
1. **Change the `admin` password.** `123` is a demo credential and must not survive contact with production.
2. **[Connect your first application](https://casdoor.ai/docs/how-to-connect/overview)** β create an Application in the console, copy its Client ID and Client Secret, and point your app's OAuth/OIDC client at Casdoor.
3. **[Add an identity provider](https://casdoor.ai/docs/provider/overview)** if you want Google, GitHub or Entra ID sign-in.
4. **[Pick an SDK](https://casdoor.ai/docs/category/integrations)** for your language, or call the [Public API](https://casdoor.ai/docs/basic/public-api) directly.
## β¨ Features
**π Authentication**
- **OAuth 2.0 / OIDC** β full authorization server and OpenID Connect provider
- **SAML 2.0** β enterprise SSO, as both IdP and SP
- **CAS** β Central Authentication Service for legacy applications
- **LDAP** β sync from a directory, or serve as one
- **WebAuthn / passkeys** β passwordless sign-in
- **TOTP / MFA** β multi-factor authentication, including email and SMS codes
- **Face ID** β biometric sign-in
**π’ Organizations and access control**
- **Multi-tenancy** β independent organizations, each with its own users and branding
- **RBAC and beyond** β roles, permissions and Casbin policy models
- **SCIM 2.0** β automated user provisioning and de-provisioning
- **Social login** β Google, GitHub, Entra ID (Azure AD) and many more
- **Custom providers** β plug in your own identity, email, SMS, storage or payment backends
- **Audit logs** β a record of sign-ins and administrative changes
**π€ AI and agents**
- **MCP gateway** β expose Model Context Protocol servers and control access to them
- **A2A** β agent-to-agent communication support
**π οΈ Developer experience**
- **REST API** β every console action is also an API call
- **SDKs** β Go, Java, Python, Node.js, .NET, PHP, Rust and more
- **Swagger UI** β [live API explorer](https://door.casdoor.net/swagger)
- **Webhooks** β push user and sign-in events into your own systems
- **Customizable UI** β theme the login page and console per organization
## π§± Technology stack
Casdoor is a frontendβbackend separated application:
- **Backend** β Go with the [Beego](https://github.com/beego/beego) framework, exposing REST APIs ([repository root](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor))
- **Frontend** β React 18 with [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/) on Tailwind CSS, built with Vite ([`web/`](web)). The previous Ant Design console is kept for reference at [`web-old/`](web-old) and is no longer built or served.
- **Database** β MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server and others through [XORM](https://xorm.io/)
- **Cache** β Redis, optional; needed if you run more than one Casdoor replica
## π Documentation
The full documentation lives at **[casdoor.ai/docs](https://casdoor.ai/docs/overview)**. Common starting points:
| I want to⦠| Go to |
|------------|-------|
| Install Casdoor | [From source](https://casdoor.ai/docs/basic/server-installation) · [Docker](https://casdoor.ai/docs/basic/try-with-docker) · [Helm](https://casdoor.ai/docs/basic/try-with-helm) |
| Connect my application | [How to connect to Casdoor](https://casdoor.ai/docs/how-to-connect/overview) |
| Use the API | [Public API](https://casdoor.ai/docs/basic/public-api) · [Swagger UI](https://door.casdoor.net/swagger) |
| Choose an SDK | [Integrations](https://casdoor.ai/docs/category/integrations) |
| Deploy to production | [Deployment](https://casdoor.ai/docs/category/deployment) |
## π SDKs and integrations
Official SDKs and framework integrations, by language:
- **Go** β [casdoor-go-sdk](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor-go-sdk)
- **Java** β [casdoor-java-sdk](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor-java-sdk) · [Spring Boot starter](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor-spring-boot-starter)
- **Python** β [casdoor-python-sdk](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor-python-sdk)
- **Node.js** β [casdoor-nodejs-sdk](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor-nodejs-sdk)
- **JavaScript** β [casdoor-js-sdk](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor-js-sdk) · [React](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor-react-sdk) · [Vue](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor-vue-sdk) · [Angular](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor-angular-sdk)
- **.NET** β [casdoor-dotnet-sdk](https://github.com/casdoor-net/casdoor-dotnet-sdk)
- **PHP** β [casdoor-php-sdk](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor-php-sdk)
- **Rust** β [casdoor-rust-sdk](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor-rust-sdk)
The complete list, including reverse proxies and third-party applications, is in the [Integrations](https://casdoor.ai/docs/category/integrations) documentation.
## π Security
**Please do not report security vulnerabilities in public GitHub issues.** Email instead β [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) has the full policy and disclosure process.
Before exposing a Casdoor instance to the internet:
- Change the built-in `admin` password. Never ship the demo credential `123`.
- Serve Casdoor over HTTPS only, and set `origin` in [`conf/app.conf`](conf/app.conf) to your public URL.
- Review [`conf/app.conf`](conf/app.conf) for values inherited from the sample file, especially `dataSourceName` and any provider secrets.
- Set `runmode = prod` and keep `showSql = false` in production.
## π€ Community and support
- **Discord** β [join the community](https://discord.gg/5rPsrAzK7S) for questions and help
- **GitHub Discussions** β [ask and search here](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor/discussions)
- **GitHub Issues** β [bug reports and feature requests](https://github.com/casdoor/casdoor/issues)
- **Commercial support** β [casdoor.ai/help](https://casdoor.ai/help)
## π Contributing
Contributions are welcome. For anything larger than a small fix, **please open an issue first** so you can agree on the approach with the maintainers before writing code.
Read the [contribution guidelines](https://casdoor.ai/docs/contributing/) before you start.
**Translations.** User-facing strings in the web console go through [i18next](https://www.i18next.com/). When you add or change one under [`web/`](web), update the English catalog at [`web/src/locales/en/data.json`](web/src/locales/en/data.json). The other languages are translated on [Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/casdoor-site) and should not be edited by hand.
## β€οΈ Sponsors
Casdoor is free and open source. If it saves you time, consider supporting its development on [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/casdoor).
## π License
Casdoor is licensed under the [Apache License 2.0](LICENSE).
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