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Supabase Auth in production practice

This lesson is not about making a login page. It is about connecting database auth, session refresh, callback exchange, and RLS into one real account system.

What you should end up with

Users can sign up, sign in, and sign out; pages recognize session state; database access is isolated by user.

Real acceptance criteria

You must prove that callback, middleware, server helpers, and RLS work together, not just that a form logs in.

Why this lesson matters

Many builders can render auth forms. Far fewer can connect identity and data security correctly.

Recommended order

Create the Supabase project and configure `Site URL` plus callback URLs first.

Run the migration so profile, subscription, and learning tables plus policies exist.

Separate browser and server clients instead of mixing them.

Let middleware handle session refresh only.

Use the callback route to exchange verification or OAuth responses into a real session.

Practical operator tips

Fix redirect URLs before testing login, or you will waste time on the wrong failure.

After sign-in, verify not just the page text but whether user-scoped database access works.

If login works but data queries fail, inspect RLS and server sessions before blaming the frontend.

Common failure modes

Using anon keys for server-side management work.

A working callback route paired with wrong Site URL or Redirect URLs.

Putting too much business logic in middleware.

Testing sign-in only and forgetting sign-out, refresh, email verification, and guest access.

Lesson deliverables

1 full sign-up / sign-in / sign-out flow

1 auth verification checklist

1 screenshot of post-login page state

1 RLS verification record

Search Cluster

Connect auth back to the workflow search cluster

Users rarely begin with internal product labels. They usually enter through auth tutorial and workflow automation intent.

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