This guide covers the step-by-step process of building user authentication APIs and HTML pages in Astro application with Lucia Auth and Postgres, powered by Neon. User authentication provides a way to manage user identities and access control in your application. Upon completing the guide, you would have an understanding of how to perform user authentication […]

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This comprehensive guide walks through the process of building user authentication in an Astro application using Lucia Auth and Neon Postgres. Key steps include provisioning a serverless Postgres database, creating the Astro application, adding Tailwind CSS, enabling server-side rendering with Vercel, setting up database connections and schemas, integrating Lucia Auth, defining routes, building authentication logic, and deploying to Vercel. By the end, you'll be able to authenticate users and protect routes in your Astro app.

Authenticating users in Astro using Neon Postgres and Lucia Auth

Provisioning a Serverless Postgres powered by Neon

Enabling Server Side Rendering in Astro with Vercel

Setting up a Postgres Database Connection and Schema

<p>Why everyone recommends Lucia Auth?</p>
