How to do Google Sign-In in Meteor - authentication

Question

I've tried various tutorials and links on how to get Google Sign-In to work in Meteor to no avail. How can I create a google sign in button on my login page that redirects to my user dashboard--using iron:router perhaps (and shows the persons name in the corner), and restrict the google emails to only .edu accounts?
Also as the admin of the page how would I be able to see the emails/names of all the people who have logged into my website? Is this done through Google Analytics?

Answer 1

Try adding the accounts-google package. You'll need to configure the Google sign in with the application key and secret. The easiest way to do this is to also add the accounts-ui package and using
{{> loginButtons}}
which will display detailed instructions on the steps to follow on the Google page. It will also save your app key and secret tokens appropriately.
Once this is done you'll be okay using the method
Meteor.loginWithGoogle()
as explained in the docs. It takes an optional array of options and a callback function
e.g
Meteor.loginWithGoogle({}, function(error){
if(error)
//Couldn't log in
else
Router.go('/dashboard');
})
Good luck

Answer 2

For Google Sign-in, I would recommend installing the accounts-entry package and configuring it from your browser:
install with latest meteor version
meteor add joshowens:accounts-entry
and for meteor version before 0.9 use
mrt add accounts-entry
For your dashboard redirection, review the documentation for that package on atmospherejs.com which demonstrates how to configure your dashboardRoute:
dashboardRoute: '/dashboard'
The iron-router package is a dependency of accounts-entry, so it will be installed as well.
Access the data by launching the MongoDB shell (after starting your app):
meteor mongo
Query for the accounts using the MongoDB shell:
db.users.find()
This is not handled via Google Analytics