next-lite-authLightweight JWT auth for Next.js

No database. No complexity. Just users, a secret, and a cookie.

Zero Database

Users are defined in config as plain JSON. No ORM, no migrations, no connection strings.

Uses jose for JWT signing and verification — works in Next.js middleware on the Edge runtime.

One factory function wires everything together. Add route handlers and middleware in minutes.

Fully typed API with exported types for User, PublicUser, and LiteAuthConfig.