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JWT Authentication

Learn how to do JWT authentication at the edge.

Framework
Publisher ▲ Vercel
JWT Authentication

JWT Authentication

The example shows how to do JWT authentication at the edge using Edge Middleware and Edge Functions.

Demo

https://edge-functions-jwt-authentication.vercel.app

Visit the demo to learn more about how it works!

How to Use

You can choose from one of the following two methods to use this repository:

One-Click Deploy

After setting up your JWT secret, deploy the example using Vercel:

Clone and Deploy

Execute create-next-app with npm or Yarn to bootstrap the example:

pnpm create next-app --example https://github.com/vercel/examples/tree/main/edge-middleware/jwt-authentication
Set up environment variables

Rename .env.example to .env.local:

cp .env.example .env.local

then, update JWT_SECRET_KEY with your a random secret that'll be used to sign JWTs.

Next, run Next.js in development mode:

pnpm dev

The app should be up and running at http://localhost:3000.

Deploy it to the cloud with Vercel (Documentation).

JWT Authentication

JWT Authentication

Learn how to do JWT authentication at the edge.

Framework
Publisher ▲ Vercel

JWT Authentication

The example shows how to do JWT authentication at the edge using Edge Middleware and Edge Functions.

Demo

https://edge-functions-jwt-authentication.vercel.app

Visit the demo to learn more about how it works!

How to Use

You can choose from one of the following two methods to use this repository:

One-Click Deploy

After setting up your JWT secret, deploy the example using Vercel:

Clone and Deploy

Execute create-next-app with npm or Yarn to bootstrap the example:

pnpm create next-app --example https://github.com/vercel/examples/tree/main/edge-middleware/jwt-authentication
Set up environment variables

Rename .env.example to .env.local:

cp .env.example .env.local

then, update JWT_SECRET_KEY with your a random secret that'll be used to sign JWTs.

Next, run Next.js in development mode:

pnpm dev

The app should be up and running at http://localhost:3000.

Deploy it to the cloud with Vercel (Documentation).

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