Better Auth

Decision to use better-auth for authentication

SuperImpress uses better-auth for authentication.

Why better-auth

Zero Boilerplate: Minimal configuration to get started
OAuth Providers: Built-in support for Google, GitHub, and more
Database Adapters: First-class Drizzle ORM integration
Framework Support: Official Elysia plugin

Integration

better-auth integrates with Elysia via the official plugin:

import { Elysia } from 'elysia';
import { auth } from './auth';

const app = new Elysia()
  .use(auth.plugin)
  .get('/protected', ({ user }) => {
    return { message: `Hello, ${user.name}` };
  }, { auth: true });

The { auth: true } route option automatically:

Validates the session
Rejects unauthenticated requests with 401
Provides typed user object in the handler

References

Drizzle ORM

Decision to use Drizzle ORM for database access and migrations

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Why better-auth Integration References