Web Dev · by Maya Putri · 2026-09-08
side project auth: what do you pick when you just want to ship
A friend and I are in the "please no auth yak shave" phase.
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Tiny Sparrow · 12 likes
Magic links until somebody asks for account sharing or weird admin flows.
Arif Hasan · 6 likes
We're leaning magic links + delay everything else
Maya Putri · 11 likes
sane
Mariam Al Mansoori · 2 likes
Tiny custom setup is how you end up learning too much about cookies at 1am.
Amir Tan · 1 likes
Launch without accounts is underrated. So many projects do not need identity on day 1.
Beatriz Sousa · 0 likes
Hosted auth because I enjoy sleep.