Handling auth on server-side?

I'm using React Router v7 (Remix), and I want to authenticate on the server. But it seems like BE doesn't support server-side auth. Is this really so?

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This works in a server action: https://www.better-auth.com/docs/concepts/api#error-handling

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Better Auth API.

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nikatune•7/13/25, 4:04 PM

wdym?

nikatune•7/13/25, 4:04 PM

you can use auth.apiauth.api

Mike Stop ContinuesOP•7/13/25, 4:20 PM

If I understand correctly, then you're opting out of all cookie/session management. I don't see any helpers on the api or docs for working with them without building a lot of authentication from scratch.

RME•7/13/25, 4:23 PM

auth.api works great for server sided auth, however you'll be missing built in rate limiting

Mike Stop ContinuesOP•7/13/25, 4:23 PM

This example is not really how to integrate with Remix, but with a react SPA:
https://www.better-auth.com/docs/integrations/remix

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Integrate Better Auth with Remix.

Mike Stop ContinuesOP•7/13/25, 4:23 PM

Is there a good example anywhere of working on the server with BE?

nikatune•7/13/25, 4:23 PM

https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/tree/main/examples/remix-example

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better-auth/examples/remix-example at main · better-auth/better-auth

The most comprehensive authentication framework for TypeScript - better-auth/better-auth

nikatune•7/13/25, 4:23 PM

you can check this

Nnikatune you can check this

Mike Stop ContinuesOP•7/13/25, 4:25 PM

That's also using client-side methods.

nikatune•7/13/25, 4:26 PM

client-side and server-side api's almost same

authClient.updateUser()authClient.updateUser()
auth.api.updateUser()auth.api.updateUser()

Its always like this

nikatune•7/13/25, 4:26 PM

maybe i missunderstanding you

Mike Stop ContinuesOP•7/13/25, 4:27 PM

Let's say I wanted to authenticate the user as the result of a fom post, then set-cookie. What does that look like?

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