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Xirynx

Authentication with Express backend + Next.js frontend

This is my first time using Better Auth, so forgive me if this is obvious

I have an existing backend built with Express, which has Better Auth setup and running.

We are creating a new Next.js frontend, on a separate server, which needs to authenticate against this backend.

After reading the docs, seems like authenticating on the Next.js client side is fairly simple using the

better-auth/react

better-auth/react

package, but trying to get the session on the Next.js server side requires importing the

auth

auth

instance, which I cannot access since its on our Express backend.

What is the solution if I need to make a server side fetch to our Express backend?

Solution

Well, I followed this for server-side session:

https://www.better-auth.com/docs/integrations/next#for-nextjs-release-1517-and-below

Next.js integration | Better Auth

Integrate Better Auth with Next.js.

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