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Preferred providers

This application allows external request of new accounts.

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  1. Install and enable the application.
  2. Go to the preferred providers settings and keep your token in reach.
  3. Make a POST request to /ocs/v2.php/account/request/YOURTOKEN with the {email: 'myawesomemail@nextcloud.com'} data.
    $.post('/ocs/v2.php/account/request/56300a2bf7e06894a5b59c1eb47f7460', {email:'myawesomemail@nextcloud.com'}).complete((response) => {
       console.log(JSON.parse(response.responseText).data.setPassword)
    })
  4. The server will accept or not the request and provide a link for the user login and password definition https://cloud.yourdomain.com/apps/preferred_providers/password/set/yourawesomemail@nextcloud.com/aipTgstNeenUXe20BJTH8
  5. Meanwhile a mail confirmation is sent to the user. He have 6h to confirm or his account will be disabled
  6. After 4, if you set up the OCS-APIREQUEST header, you will be redirected to a nc:// url with valid app-password token for your application. If not, you will be logged and redirected to the home page.