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Authenticate to Openbase cloud in your browser.

In the apps: the desktop app runs this during its sign-in step, and the iOS app signs in to the same Openbase account directly (Settings → Account).

Usage

openbase-coder login

Flow

  1. Opens the Openbase web login in your browser.
  2. Waits for the local OAuth callback.
  3. Exchanges the authorization code for access/refresh tokens.
  4. Stores tokens in ~/.openbase/auth.json.
  5. Registers this device (including its Tailscale identity, when available) with Openbase cloud for the onboarding flow. Failures only warn; see onboarding to retry.

Backend URL

Uses OPENBASE_CODER_CLI_WEB_BACKEND_URL if set. Default: https://app.openbase.cloud.