Directus Disable Public Registration Extension

Overview

This extension disables public user registration. Public user registration can pose several risks, including:

• Spam Accounts: Automated bots can create numerous fake accounts, leading to spam and potential abuse.
• Security Vulnerabilities: Public registration can be exploited to gain unauthorized access to the system.
• Resource Drain: Managing and moderating a large number of user accounts can consume significant resources.

By disabling public registration, you can mitigate these risks and ensure that only authorized users can register.

Using this extension prevents you from accidently enabling public registration in the Directus settings. It provides an additional layer of security and control over user registration.

Installation

To install this extension, use npm:

npm install disable-public-registration-extension

Usage

To use this extension, you need to set the PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ENABLED environment variable. If this variable is not set, public registration will be disabled by default.

Enabling Public Registration

To be able to allow public registration, set the PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ALLOWED environment variable to true (or disable this extension):

export PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ALLOWED=true

Disallowing Public Registration*

To disallow public registration, either do not set the PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ALLOW environment variable or set it to false:

export PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_ALLOWED=false

Throwing an Error on Public Registration enabling

If you want to throw an error when trying to allow public registration, set the PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_THROW_ERROR environment variable to true:

export PUBLIC_REGISTRATION_THROW_ERROR=true

If this variable is set to false, the extension will always override the public registration setting with "false", but will not throw an error.