diff --git a/CONFER/settings.py b/CONFER/settings.py
index 7801f74..c67b437 100644
--- a/CONFER/settings.py
+++ b/CONFER/settings.py
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    # libs
     'rest_framework',
-    'conferences',
     'corsheaders',
+    'social_django',
+    # apps
+    'accounts',
+    'conferences',
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -72,6 +76,8 @@
                 'django.template.context_processors.request',
                 'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                 'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
+                'social_django.context_processors.backends',
+                'social_django.context_processors.login_redirect',
             ],
         },
     },
@@ -134,7 +140,76 @@
     'localhost:8080'
 )
 
+AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
+    'social_core.backends.github.GithubOAuth2',
+    'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend'
+)
+
+REST_FRAMEWORK = {
+    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': (
+        'rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication',
+        'rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication'
+    )
+}
+
 # GOOGLE API
 
 GOOGLE_API_BASE_URL = 'http://maps.google.com'
-GOOGLE_GEOCODE_ENDPOINT = '{base_url}/maps/api/geocode/json'.format(base_url=GOOGLE_API_BASE_URL)
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+GOOGLE_GEOCODE_ENDPOINT = '{base_url}/maps/api/geocode/json'.format(base_url=GOOGLE_API_BASE_URL)
+
+# python-social-auth settings
+SOCIAL_AUTH_LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
+SOCIAL_AUTH_LOGIN_URL = '/login'
+SOCIAL_AUTH_PIPELINE = (
+    # Get the information we can about the user and return it in a simple
+    # format to create the user instance later. On some cases the details are
+    # already part of the auth response from the provider, but sometimes this
+    # could hit a provider API.
+    'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.social_details',
+
+    # Get the social uid from whichever service we're authing thru. The uid is
+    # the unique identifier of the given user in the provider.
+    'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.social_uid',
+
+    # Verifies that the current auth process is valid within the current
+    # project, this is where emails and domains whitelists are applied (if
+    # defined).
+    'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.auth_allowed',
+
+    # Checks if the current social-account is already associated in the site.
+    'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.social_user',
+
+    # Make up a username for this person, appends a random string at the end if
+    # there's any collision.
+    'social_core.pipeline.user.get_username',
+
+    # Send a validation email to the user to verify its email address.
+    # Disabled by default.
+    # 'social_core.pipeline.mail.mail_validation',
+
+    # Associates the current social details with another user account with
+    # a similar email address. Disabled by default.
+    'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.associate_by_email',
+
+    # Create a user account if we haven't found one yet.
+    'social_core.pipeline.user.create_user',
+
+    # Create the record that associates the social account with the user.
+    'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.associate_user',
+
+    # Populate the extra_data field in the social record with the values
+    # specified by settings (and the default ones like access_token, etc).
+    'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.load_extra_data',
+
+    # Update the user record with any changed info from the auth service.
+    'social_core.pipeline.user.user_details',
+)
+
+
+SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_KEY = os.environ.get('SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_KEY')
+SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET = os.environ.get('SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET')
+
+SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_SCOPE = [
+    'user',
+    'user:email',
+]
diff --git a/CONFER/urls.py b/CONFER/urls.py
index 19d4914..36b8197 100644
--- a/CONFER/urls.py
+++ b/CONFER/urls.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^admin/', admin.site.urls),
     url(r'^api-auth/', include('rest_framework.urls', namespace='rest_framework')),
-    url(r'', include('api.urls')),
     url(r'^conferences/', include('conferences.urls')),
+    url('', include('social_django.urls', namespace='social')),
+    url(r'', include('api.urls')),
 ]
diff --git a/accounts/__init__.py b/accounts/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/accounts/admin.py b/accounts/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..885b3ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+from .models import Profile
+
+admin.site.register(Profile)
diff --git a/accounts/apps.py b/accounts/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72860c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class AccountsConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'accounts'
diff --git a/accounts/migrations/0001_initial.py b/accounts/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b0121b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11 on 2017-04-13 18:56
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Profile',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('user', models.OneToOneField(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/accounts/migrations/__init__.py b/accounts/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/accounts/models.py b/accounts/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8699490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.db import models
+from django.db.models.signals import post_save
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+
+
+class Profile(models.Model):
+    user = models.OneToOneField(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.user
+
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
+def create_user_profile(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
+    if created:
+        Profile.objects.create(user=instance)
+
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
+def save_user_profile(sender, instance, **kwargs):
+    instance.profile.save()
diff --git a/accounts/tests.py b/accounts/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5982e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/accounts/views.py b/accounts/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e784a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+# Create your views here.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1bb6c62..9852d56 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-django
-djangorestframework
-markdown
-django-filter
-requests
-django-cors-headers
+django==1.11
+djangorestframework==3.6.2
+markdown==2.6.8
+django-filter==1.0.2
+requests==2.13.0
+django-cors-headers==2.0.2
+social-auth-app-django==1.1.0
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