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lucia-auth/lucia

★ 10,448TypeScriptMIT67

Authentication, simple and clean

What it is

Lucia was deprecated on March 2025. See code/auth_session.ts for a complete, single-file replacement for the NPM package. For a deep dive on everything auth, see the Auth Book: https://auth.pilcrowonpaper.com Website: lucia-auth.com Repository: github.com/lucia-auth/lucia Maintained by: Pilcrow (pilcrowonpaper.com) License: MIT (unless otherwise specified)

When to use it

Reach for lucia when you need sign-in, users, permissions, subscriptions or getting paid — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged auth, oauth.

Category
Auth & Payments
Also in
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Stars
10,448
Forks
515
Last push
3 months ago
Created
2022-07-18
Open issues
24
Website
lucia-auth.com
#auth#oauth#typescript

Quick start

$ git clone https://github.com/lucia-auth/lucia.git

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FAQ

What is lucia?

lucia-auth/lucia is an auth / payments tool on GitHub: Authentication, simple and clean Lucia was deprecated on March 2025.

When should I use lucia?

Reach for lucia when you need sign-in, users, permissions, subscriptions or getting paid — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged auth, oauth.

What are the best alternatives to lucia?

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Is lucia actively maintained?

lucia-auth/lucia looks actively maintained: the last push was 3 months ago (2026-08-08), with 10,448 stars and 24 open issues.

What license does lucia use?

lucia-auth/lucia is published under the MIT license. Check the repository's LICENSE file before commercial use.