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Google Workplace Sync via LDAP

How to set up Google Secure LDAP with revel8 to synchronize employee and group information automatically

📡 1: Access LDAP Integration in Google Admin Console

  1. Go to your Google Admin Console

  2. On the left-hand menu, click Apps → then select LDAP

➕ 2: Add a New LDAP Client

  1. Click Add Client

  2. Enter a client name (e.g. revel8) → click Continue

🔐 3: Set Access Permissions

  1. Set Verify user credentials to No Access

  2. Under Read user information, choose your people scope (entire domain or selected organizational units)

  3. Toggle Read group information to enabled

📄 4: Download the Certificate

Download the certificate file provided in the next screen

🛡️ 5: Configure LDAP in revel8

  1. Log into your revel8 admin dashboard

  2. Go to Settings > Employees > LDAP

  3. Enter the following details:

    • Base DN : Split your domain into LDAP DN format

      e.g. revel8.ai will turn into → dc=revel8,dc=ai

    • LDAP URL : put ldaps://ldap.google.com:636 since you are using Google

  4. Then click on upload configuration

📥 6: Import Certificate

  1. Upload the certificate file you downloaded earlier

  2. Click Import from File

If everything is set up correctly, go to the Employees or Groups tab in revel8 and you’ll now see users and groups imported via LDAP!


Final Checklist

  • LDAP client created in Google Admin

  • Certificate downloaded and uploaded

  • LDAP Base DN and URL configured

  • Import successful – users/groups visible

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