NextAuth setup

A CLI tool to quickly set up NextAuth.js boilerplate in a Next.js project.
It generates all the necessary files, adds dependencies to package.json, and sets up environment variables.

Features

• Generates src/auth folder with:
  • auth.config.ts – NextAuth configuration
  • auth.ts – NextAuth instance with credentials provider
  • get-session.ts – Helper to get session on the server
  • actions.ts – Sign-in and sign-out server actions
• Creates src/middleware.ts for protected routes
• Adds "next-auth": "^5.0.0-beta.5" to package.json (without installing)
• Creates/updates .env.local with:
  • NEXTAUTH_SECRET (auto-generated)
  • NEXT_PUBLIC_SESSION_AGE (default 900 seconds)

Installation

You don’t need to install globally. Use npx:

npx init-auth