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better-auth-best-practices

Configure Better Auth servers, clients, database adapters, sessions, and plugins for TypeScript applications.

Updated May 26, 2026
Search Tags:#typescript#authentication#drizzle#oauth#better-auth#session management#prisma
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SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires better-auth, @better-auth/cli.

What problem does it solve? Setting up TypeScript authentication with Better Auth involves many moving parts—database adapters, session storage, plugins, and CLI migrations—and misconfigurations cause subtle bugs. This Skill provides a structured reference so you configure Better Auth correctly the first time. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Setup Workflow: Step-by-step installation, environment variables, auth.ts creation, route handlers, and CLI migrations for built-in, Drizzle, and Prisma adapters. - Configuration Reference: Covers core options, session management (cookie cache strategies, secondary storage), email flows, security settings, hooks, and plugins like twoFactor, organization, and magicLink. - Use Case: You are adding email/password plus Google OAuth to a TanStack Start app with a Drizzle/Postgres backend. Use this Skill to generate the schema, configure social providers, set up session cookie caching, and avoid the model-name vs table-name pitfall. ## Quick Start Use the better-auth-best-practices skill to set up Better Auth with email/password and the organization plugin in my TypeScript project.

Frequently Asked Questions about better-auth-best-practices

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I set up Better Auth with email and password?▼

Install better-auth, set BETTER_AUTH_SECRET and BETTER_AUTH_URL environment variables, create an auth.ts with a database adapter, and enable emailAndPassword in the config. Run npx @better-auth/cli@latest migrate to apply the schema, then verify with GET /api/auth/ok.

How to run Better Auth migrations with Drizzle or Prisma?▼

For Drizzle, run npx @better-auth/cli@latest generate --output src/db/auth-schema.ts, then drizzle-kit push or migrate. For Prisma, generate into prisma/schema.prisma and run npx prisma migrate dev. Re-run the CLI after adding or changing plugins.

Does Better Auth support OAuth providers like Google?▼

Yes, configure socialProviders in auth.ts with each provider's clientId and clientSecret, such as google: { clientId, clientSecret }. Enable account.storeAccountCookie if you need stateless OAuth account linking.

Why does Better Auth use the wrong table name with Prisma?▼

Better Auth config references ORM model names, not underlying database table names. If your Prisma model is User mapping to a users table, set modelName to "user", not "users".

Where are Better Auth sessions stored by default?▼

If secondaryStorage like Redis is defined, sessions go there instead of the database. Set session.storeSessionInDatabase to true to also persist to the DB, or use cookieCache for fully stateless sessions without a database.

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