An error occurred: giscus is not installed on this repository

[syeda-git]

Hello,

I have installed giscus on the repository, but the giscus app shows that it's not installed on the repository. Here's the error:

Here's the snapshot of the installed app on the repo.

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Syed

[laymonage]

You probably haven't set the correct details for the app e.g. the GITHUB_APP_ID, GITHUB_CLIENT_ID, or the GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET.

Try changing this line:

giscus/services/github/getAppAccessToken.ts

Line 27 in d1a67e8

}).then((response) => response.json());

to:

-  }).then((response) => response.json());
+  }).then((response) => response.json()).then((data) => {console.log(data); return data;});

and check your logs to see GitHub's response.

[syeda-git]

When i start the server, these messages are printed on the console. Let me know if i have to check elsewhere for the logs.

Here's the env file. The App ID, Client ID, and Secret seems to be correct.

App settings:

Syed

[laymonage]

Are you using GitHub Enterprise by any chance? The App ID seems low for a newly-created app on GitHub.com. If you do, it's not officially supported yet, see #1141. You'll need to change the code to point to your GHES installation, e.g. here:

giscus/services/config.ts

Line 3 in d1a67e8

const GITHUB_API_HOST = 'https://api.github.com';

here:

giscus/pages/api/oauth/authorize.ts

Line 5 in d1a67e8

const GITHUB_OAUTH_AUTHORIZE_URL = 'https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize';

and possibly in other places as well. Look for github.com and make changes accordingly.

If you get it working, I wouldn't mind a PR that makes the API host configurable from the .env file!

[syeda-git]

@laymonage I am now using github.com. https://github.com/syeda-git/webhelp-sandbox
The repo has Giscuss installed, Discussions enabled, and it's public.

I have hosted the Giscuss app internally on a VM. When i add syeda-git/webhelp-sandbox in the repository field, it shows "Cannot use giscus on this repository. Make sure all of the above criteria has been met." When i add the same repo on giscuss.app, it's able to connect. Does this mean that my hosted Giscuss is unable to connect to github.com? I can access github.com from the VM.

Syed

[laymonage]

I would suggest redoing the same edits as above and looking into the error response.