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28,154TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5LicenseSetup · moderate

tl;dr

Better Auth is a TypeScript authentication framework that provides user sign-in, OAuth, two-factor authentication, multi-tenant support, and SSO out of the box, so you don't have to piece together auth from scratch.

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  root((better-auth))
    What it does
      User authentication
      Authorization
      Session management
    Features
      OAuth providers
      Two-factor auth
      Multi-tenant
      Single sign-on
    Tech Stack
      TypeScript
      Node.js
      npm
    Use Cases
      Self-hosted auth
      SaaS user accounts
      OAuth login
      Enterprise SSO

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Add self-hosted user authentication to a TypeScript web app without paying for a third-party auth service.

VIBE 2

Enable Google or GitHub OAuth login in your app using Better Auth's built-in plugin system.

VIBE 3

Add two-factor authentication to your app's login flow with a single plugin and minimal config.

VIBE 4

Build a multi-tenant SaaS app where each organization has its own isolated user accounts.

what's the stack?

TypeScriptNode.js

how it stacks up fr

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Stars28,15428,18328,086
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity3/52/53/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires configuring a database adapter and OAuth credentials for social login providers before sign-in works end-to-end.

Free to use, modify, and distribute for any purpose including commercial projects, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

in plain english

Better Auth is a TypeScript authentication framework, meaning it handles the "who are you, and are you allowed to do this?" parts of a web application. Authentication (verifying who a user is) and authorization (deciding what they can do) are notoriously complex to build correctly, and Better Auth aims to provide a thorough, ready-to-use solution so developers don't have to piece things together from scratch. It works with any TypeScript framework (not tied to one specific platform) and comes with a plugin system that makes it easy to add advanced features like two-factor authentication (requiring a second confirmation step to log in), multi-tenant support (separate accounts for different organizations in one app), OAuth (the "Log in with Google/GitHub" flow), and single sign-on (SSO, one login to access multiple services). The project's motivation is straightforward: existing open-source authentication libraries for TypeScript tend to only cover basic login and require a lot of extra custom code for anything more complex. Better Auth bundles more of those features out of the box. You would use Better Auth when building a TypeScript web app that needs user accounts, and you want a self-hosted, open-source option rather than paying for a third-party service. It is MIT-licensed (free to use and modify) and available as an npm package.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Set up Better Auth in my TypeScript Express app to support email and password login plus Google OAuth.
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Add two-factor authentication to my Better Auth setup using the built-in 2FA plugin.
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How do I configure Better Auth for a multi-tenant SaaS app where each organization has its own separate users?
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Migrate from NextAuth.js to Better Auth in my Next.js app, preserving existing user sessions and providers.
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Show me how to add single sign-on (SSO) to my app using Better Auth's SSO plugin.

Frequently asked questions

what is better-auth fr?

Better Auth is a TypeScript authentication framework that provides user sign-in, OAuth, two-factor authentication, multi-tenant support, and SSO out of the box, so you don't have to piece together auth from scratch.

What language is better-auth written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, Node.js.

What license does better-auth use?

Free to use, modify, and distribute for any purpose including commercial projects, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is better-auth to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is better-auth for?

Mainly developer.

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