better-auth-best-practices

Configure Better Auth by defining environment variables, initializing the server in auth.ts with a database adapter, setting session strategies, and running CLI commands to generate schema and apply migrations for secure authentication.

The best way to manage sessions in Better Auth is by configuring database adapters for persistence and utilizing optional secondary storage like Redis to handle session caching efficiently across your application.

Yes, Better Auth supports both email/password and OAuth integrations. You configure these authentication methods within your auth.ts file, applying the appropriate plugins and environment variables for your TypeScript application.

Better Auth works with Node.js frameworks and ORM-backed databases by utilizing adapter patterns for direct pool usage, supporting ORMs like Prisma and Drizzle to manage persistent authentication data.

You need to run Better Auth CLI migrations to automatically generate and apply the required database schema, ensuring your ORM-backed database has the correct tables and fields for secure user authentication and session persistence.

Limitations include avoiding insecure defaults; you must properly configure secure cookies, rate limiting, and the BETTER_AUTH_SECRET environment variable to prevent session vulnerabilities and unauthorized access in production.