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Next.js Authentication

Published on July 30, 2021 · Updated on August 7, 2021
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By Chris Sev

Sr Developer Advocate

Next.js Authentication

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About the Talk

Authentication is something that every application needs. We’ll add authentication to our Next.js application using the open source tool NextAuth.js.

What You’ll Learn

  • Adding authentication to your Next.js application
  • Using Postgres as your database
  • Adding social authentication

This Talk Is Designed For

Frontend developers that want to authenticate your applications.

Resources

Intro to NextAuth.js, a complete open source authentication solution for Next.js applications. NextAuth.js can be used with or without a database. NextAuth.js GitHub NextAuth.js NPM Worry-free PostgreSQL hosting on DigitalOcean

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Chris Sev

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Sr Developer Advocate

Founder of scotch.io. Slapping the keyboard until good things happen.

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