A comprehensive, self-hosted TypeScript auth library that's rapidly becoming the default recommendation over paid auth-as-a-service - full control, no per-user pricing.
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git clone https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth.gitSee the repository's README for language-specific setup steps.
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Better Auth is a framework-agnostic authentication (and authorization) framework for TypeScript. It provides a comprehensive set of features out of the box and includes a plugin ecosystem that simplifies adding advanced functionalities with minimal code in a short amount of time. Whether you need 2FA, multi-tenant support, or other complex features, it lets you focus on building your actual application instead of reinventing the wheel.
Authentication in the TypeScript ecosystem is a half-solved problem. Other open-source libraries often require a lot of additional code for anything beyond basic authentication. Rather than just pushing third-party services as the solution, I believe we can do better as a community—hence, Better Auth.
Category: 🧩 Backend
Difficulty: Beginner
Part of: Backend Frameworks
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