Summary
This chapter took a deep dive into user authentication with Supabase in our project. Starting with user creation in Supabase Studio, we seamlessly integrated authentication. The strategic use of middleware.js became apparent, handling session refreshes and introducing route guards for authentication state-based redirection.
A key takeaway was the limitation of the session data from getSession(), which originated from the cookie and was deemed inadequate for security-related actions. We implemented two login options – password-based and magic link – designed to work seamlessly on the backend. Notably, Supabase’s password recovery method was demystified as essentially a magic link with a parameter.
Exploring authentication emails, we bypassed Supabase’s default mailing system. We learned to send customized authentication emails using generateLink with nodemailer, were introduced to Inbucket, and configured Inbucket via config.toml to expose its...
