better-auth-best-practices

To configure Better Auth with Drizzle and Google OAuth in TypeScript, set BETTER_AUTH_SECRET and BETTER_AUTH_URL environment variables, then define your auth.ts file using the Drizzle database adapter and include the Google OAuth provider plugin.

Better Auth production setup requires the BETTER_AUTH_SECRET environment variable for securing sessions and tokens, and BETTER_AUTH_URL to define the application's base URL for callback routing and origin validation.

Yes, Better Auth supports secondary storage like Redis to persist sessions for scalability. Configuring secondary storage allows Better Auth to externalize session state, enabling better rate limiting and stateless session management.

Better Auth handles CSRF protection and secure cookies by enforcing origin validation and applying secure cookie settings automatically. These production security measures prevent cross-site request forgery and unauthorized session access.

Better Auth authentication works with SQLite, Prisma, and Drizzle database adapters in TypeScript applications. Supported plugins include two-factor authentication, passkeys, magic links, and OAuth providers for extensible auth workflows.

Use stateless sessions in Better Auth for simpler, cookie-cached setups without external dependencies, and use persisted sessions with secondary storage like Redis when you need scalable session management and distributed rate limiting.