learning user authentication in next js
Setting up Next.js project for user authentication
- Create a .env file in your project
- Add variables for authentication secrets
- Import necessary modules in your pages/_app.js file
- Set up the provider with your authentication secrets
Implementing user authentication in Next.js
- Create a new page component for login with a form to collect user credentials
- Create a new page component for signup with a form to collect user information
- Create API routes for handling login and signup requests
- Implement logic to verify user credentials and create new user accounts
- Set up a global context provider to manage user authentication state
- Store tokens or user information in local storage for persistence
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