BetterAuth for separate 'platform admins' and 'users' tables
Sorry - originally posted this in the #development - think here is more appropriate
Btw I just did tons of digging - and couldn't find a definitive answer.
I need to implement betterAuth for admins and users in separate tables - it's a strict constraint for this project.
The 'Clarm'(?) discord AI bot thing said it was possible with 2 config.ts but I could only find references to that being used in the CLI.
Is this possible?
Reasons I require this setup:
- strict separation of concerns (platform admins/support/staff are not the same as users with 'admin' role)
- different auth requirements for each
- soc compliance / auditability etc..
Also despite my digging, every AI I asked also said it wasn't possible - so would rather hear it from the horses mouth
They're all encapsulated in the same API & database, for extra context
Also - who's idea was it to use 'user' as a hardcoded table name? Especially non-pluralised? Every company I've ever worked with from small to huge and I have never seen a table without a pluralised name... Was there a purpose?
If needs be I can help implement these features in my spare time... it's a must
Right now I'm just going to implement better-auth for customer side, and use my trusty homebrew auth, which has never let me down, for the admin stuff - if one day I could unify it that would be a massive improvement
Although rn, I already use Cloudflare ZeroTrust, so may just continue using their Idps which as a benefit also comes with network layer security ie. WIREGUARD/MASQUE - not connected? Can't access internal sites.
Lmk if it's currently possible - if not - let me know where to start to get implementing
Just been reading some through threads here, as far as I can tell it's kinda possible, if I were to simply use 2 instances of betterAuth
Not too sure though. Busy enough as it is, as we all are
Btw I just did tons of digging - and couldn't find a definitive answer.
I need to implement betterAuth for admins and users in separate tables - it's a strict constraint for this project.
The 'Clarm'(?) discord AI bot thing said it was possible with 2 config.ts but I could only find references to that being used in the CLI.
Is this possible?
Reasons I require this setup:
- strict separation of concerns (platform admins/support/staff are not the same as users with 'admin' role)
- different auth requirements for each
- soc compliance / auditability etc..
Also despite my digging, every AI I asked also said it wasn't possible - so would rather hear it from the horses mouth
They're all encapsulated in the same API & database, for extra context
Also - who's idea was it to use 'user' as a hardcoded table name? Especially non-pluralised? Every company I've ever worked with from small to huge and I have never seen a table without a pluralised name... Was there a purpose?
If needs be I can help implement these features in my spare time... it's a must
Right now I'm just going to implement better-auth for customer side, and use my trusty homebrew auth, which has never let me down, for the admin stuff - if one day I could unify it that would be a massive improvement
Although rn, I already use Cloudflare ZeroTrust, so may just continue using their Idps which as a benefit also comes with network layer security ie. WIREGUARD/MASQUE - not connected? Can't access internal sites.
Lmk if it's currently possible - if not - let me know where to start to get implementing
Just been reading some through threads here, as far as I can tell it's kinda possible, if I were to simply use 2 instances of betterAuth
Not too sure though. Busy enough as it is, as we all are
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