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JWT Authentication

Learn how to do JWT authentication at the edge.

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
Avatar of vercelvercel/examples

JWT Authentication

Learn how to do JWT authentication at the edge.

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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