What is Auth.js?

Formerly known as: NextAuth.js A free and open source authentication solution for the Web made by Vercel primarily for Next.js (till v4) then opened for everyone and all framework.

Why Auth.js?

It is free. It gives us full freedom to implement our personal way of authentication. Whether you want to do OAuth (third party apps like Google, GitHub, etc. or Credentials or Magic Links (live email for login) No vendor lock-in.

Let's Start

Step 1: Installing Auth.js and Setting it Up:

Open your IDE (VS Code) and start a project (ignore if already done).

npm create-next-app@latest myauth

...to be continued