CHANGLOG

Track the Better Auth Studio development with detailed release updates.

v1.1.1 / Latest Release

Database event ingestion support. Better Auth Studio now supports comprehensive event ingestion across multiple database clients including PostgreSQL, SQLite, Prisma, Drizzle ORM, and ClickHouse with automatic table creation and seamless event capture.

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Database Event Ingestion

  • PostgreSQL, SQLite, Prisma, Drizzle ORM, and ClickHouse support with automatic table creation and event capture.

Complete Framework Support

  • Support for 10 major frameworks: Next.js, Express, Hono, Elysia, SvelteKit, SolidStart, TanStack Start, Astro, Remix, and Nuxt.

Self-Hosting Features

  • Framework-agnostic self-hosting with role-based access control, email allowlists, custom base paths, and production-ready deployment patterns.

Documentation & UX

  • Comprehensive self-hosting guide with framework-specific setup examples
  • Environment variable configuration examples and best practices
  • Complete example projects for all 10 supported frameworks

v1.0.80-beta.1 / 2025-12-30

Added Hono and Elysia framework support for self-hosting. Better Auth Studio now supports integration with Hono.js and Elysia.js frameworks, expanding framework compatibility beyond Next.js and Express.

New Framework Adapters

  • Hono.js Support: Full integration with Hono framework using the better-auth-studio/hono adapter
  • Elysia.js Support: Native support for Elysia framework optimized for Bun runtime via better-auth-studio/elysia adapter
  • Universal request/response pattern ensures consistent behavior across all supported frameworks
  • Example projects with Prisma integration available for both Hono and Elysia

Documentation & Examples

  • Comprehensive self-hosting documentation with framework-specific setup guides
  • Clickable navigation anchors for quick access to framework integration sections
  • Complete example projects demonstrating Prisma integration with both frameworks

v1.0.79-beta.19 / 2025-12-25

Beta release with self-hosting support. Better Auth Studio can now be embedded directly into your application for production use. Full support for Next.js App Router and Express.js integration with automatic route generation.

Self-Hosting Feature

  • Embed Better Auth Studio directly into your application for production use
  • Full support for Next.js App Router and seamless integration with Express.js applications
  • Role-based and email-based access control for secure studio access
  • Optimized for deployment on Vercel, AWS, and other serverless platforms

Production Fixes

  • Fixed adapter resolution, auth config loading, and database schema loading for all endpoints
  • Updated analytics, stats, users, sessions, and providers endpoints for self-hosted compatibility
  • Enhanced error handling and fallback mechanisms for missing configurations

Note: Self-hosting is currently in beta. Please report any issues on GitHub. For Next.js deployments, ensure you add the outputFileTracingIncludes configuration to your next.config.ts.

RECENT UPDATES

Self-Hosting Support (Beta) / 2025-12-24

Self-Hosting Feature

  • Better Auth Studio can now be embedded directly into your application for production use
  • Full support for Next.js App Router and seamless integration with Express.js applications, both with automatic route generation
  • Role-based and email-based access control for secure studio access
  • Optimized for deployment on Vercel, AWS, and other serverless platforms

Production Fixes

  • Fixed adapter resolution in self-hosted mode for sign-in and user management endpoints
  • Fixed auth config loading for all endpoints in production deployments
  • Fixed database schema loading from Better Auth context in self-hosted mode
  • Fixed plugin detection and status endpoints in production
  • Updated analytics, stats, users, sessions, and providers endpoints for self-hosted compatibility
  • Improved error handling and fallback mechanisms for missing configurations

Next.js Configuration

  • Added required outputFileTracingIncludes configuration for Vercel deployments
  • Fixed public directory resolution for serverless function bundling
  • Enhanced path resolution for static assets in serverless environments

Technical Improvements

  • All endpoints now properly use preloadedAuthOptions in self-hosted mode
  • Enhanced getAuthData function to support preloaded adapters
  • Improved path resolution for static assets in serverless environments
  • Better error messages for debugging in production

Email Editor & Database Enhancements / 2025-11-12

Advanced Email Editor

  • Visual drag-and-drop email builder with real-time preview and customization
  • Template testing functionality with dynamic placeholder replacement and Resend integration
  • Code export with syntax highlighting and one-click auth config application
  • Field simulator for testing email templates with custom values before deployment along with Resend in
  • Resend API key verification based on your api key

Advanced Database Visualization

  • Interactive schema visualizer with table highlighting and relationship mapping
  • Focus mode for isolating table connections and exploring database relationships
  • Dynamic schema loading from Better Auth context with plugin-aware table detection
  • Collapsible field lists with preserved node positioning for optimal workflow

Email Enhancements & Password Tool / 2025-10-31

Email Editor Improvements

  • Code export modal with syntax highlighting.
  • Field simulator for real-time preview of email templates with dynamic placeholders

Password Strength Checker

  • New utility tool for validating passwords against Better Auth configuration
  • Comprehensive strength scoring (1-5) with visual indicators
  • Checks for length, uppercase, lowercase, numbers, special characters, and common patterns
  • Validates against configured min/max password length requirements

Navigation Enhancements

  • Dynamic count badges for Database (schema count), Emails (template count), and Tools (total tools)
  • Real-time schema count fetching from database API

Dashboard Overhaul & Tool Suite / 2025-11-08

Dashboard Enhancements

  • Period controls wired to analytics endpoints for organizations, teams, and subscriptions with custom range support
  • Refined stat cards with live percentages, hover tooltips, and constraint-aware chart tooltips

Tools Command Center

  • Test OAuth flow with provider selection modal, Better Auth state validation, popup orchestration, and account polling
  • Run Migration dialog featuring Clerk blueprint, syntax-highlighted custom editor, and Coming Soon placeholders
  • Test Database connectivity via `/api/database/test` with inline sample row preview and concise terminal logs

Shadcn UI & Admin Functionality / 2025-10-09

Shadcn UI Components

  • Calendar component with react-day-picker v9 integration and dual-month view
  • DateRangePicker component for advanced date filtering with auto-close functionality

Admin Functionality

  • Comprehensive user banning/unbanning system with admin plugin detection
  • Ban reason and expiration date support for temporary and permanent bans
  • Visual ban indicators with warning banners and status badges
  • API endpoints for ban-user, unban-user, and admin status checking

Advanced Filtering

  • Dynamic filter system with Email Verified, Banned Status, Created Date, and Role filters

Advanced Session Management / 2025-10-28

Session Seeding

  • User-specific session seeding with customizable count (1-50 sessions)

Session Display

  • Session ID, status, IP address, and expiration date display
  • Individual session revocation functionality

Database Schema Visualizer / 2025-10-30

Interactive Schema Visualization

  • ReactFlow-powered interactive database schema diagrams
  • Drag-and-drop table positioning with zoom and pan controls
  • Mini-map navigation for large schema overviews

🔌 Plugin-Based Configuration

  • Dynamic plugin selection (Organization, Teams, Two Factor, API Key, Passkey)
  • Schema statistics showing table count, relationships, and active plugins

IP Geolocation & MaxMind / 2025-10-28

Geolocation Resolution

  • MaxMind GeoLite2-City database integration for accurate IP geolocation
  • Fallback to comprehensive default IP database covering 12 countries
  • Country flag emoji display next to location information
  • Real-time IP resolution with city, country, and region data

CLI Integration

  • --geo-db CLI option for custom MaxMind database path
  • Default MMDB file included in package distribution
  • Backend API endpoint for IP geolocation resolution

Biome Integration & CI/CD / 2025-10-28

Modern Tooling

  • Biome integration for fast linting and formatting
  • Comprehensive linting rules with appropriate warning levels
  • Automatic code formatting with consistent style
  • TypeScript and JavaScript support with modern configurations

CI/CD Pipeline

  • GitHub Actions workflow for automated testing and building
  • pnpm package manager integration for consistent dependency management
  • Automated security auditing and vulnerability scanning
  • Build artifact verification and deployment readiness checks

CSV Export Feature / 2025-10-27

Data Export

  • Added CSV export functionality for Users page with ID, name, email, verification status, and timestamps
  • Added CSV export functionality for Organizations page with ID, name, slug, and timestamps
  • Automatic timestamped filename generation (e.g., users-export-2025-10-27.csv)
  • Proper CSV formatting with quoted fields and UTF-8 encoding for compatibility

User Experience

  • Export buttons positioned next to "Add User" and "Add Organization" buttons
  • Success toast notifications showing number of records exported
  • Error handling for empty datasets with appropriate user feedback

API Improvements / 2025-10-26

Fixed Issues

  • Resolved "organization not found" errors with improved API response consistency
  • Fixed "team not found" errors with better routing structure
  • Improved database query performance with targeted WHERE clauses

⚡ Performance

  • Optimized database queries to use limits instead of fetching all records
  • Enhanced frontend routing for better organization structure

UI/UX Enhancements / 2025-10-25

Design System

  • Unified black and white color scheme across all pages
  • Integrated Geist Mono font for consistent typography

📱 Responsive Design

  • Mobile-first responsive navigation system
  • Optimized layouts for all screen sizes

Documentation / 2025-10-24

📚 Content

  • Complete README.md integration for installation guide
  • Added comprehensive changelog with version tracking
  • Enhanced code examples with syntax highlighting

Developer Experience

  • Added TypeScript syntax highlighting for code blocks
  • Improved code readability with proper formatting

UPCOMING FEATURES

Roadmap

v1.1.0 - Enhanced Analytics

  • User activity dashboards with real-time metrics
  • Session analytics and usage patterns
  • Advanced export formats (JSON, Excel) and filtering options

v1.2.0 - Advanced Security

  • Role-based access control (RBAC) management
  • Security audit logs and monitoring
  • Two-factor authentication management

v2.0.0 - Plugin System

  • Extensible plugin architecture
  • Custom dashboard widgets
  • Third-party integrations marketplace

VERSION HISTORY

v1.1.1 / 2025-10-XX

Database event ingestion support. Better Auth Studio now supports comprehensive event ingestion across multiple database clients including PostgreSQL (pg Pool/Client), SQLite (better-sqlite3), Prisma Client, Drizzle ORM, and ClickHouse. Features automatic table creation and seamless event capture for authentication workflows.

v1.1.0 / 2025-10-XX

Comprehensive framework support for self-hosting. Better Auth Studio now supports 10 major web frameworks (Next.js, Express, Hono, Elysia, SvelteKit, SolidStart, TanStack Start, Astro, Remix, Nuxt) with seamless integration for production deployments. Added environment variable support for admin emails and mobile-responsive documentation.

v1.0.79-beta.66 / 2025-10-XX

Comprehensive framework support for self-hosting. Better Auth Studio now supports 10 major web frameworks (Next.js, Express, Hono, Elysia, SvelteKit, SolidStart, TanStack Start, Astro, Remix, Nuxt) with seamless integration for production deployments. Added environment variable support for admin emails and mobile-responsive documentation.

v1.0.80-beta.1 / 2025-12-30

Added Hono and Elysia framework support for self-hosting. Better Auth Studio now supports integration with Hono.js and Elysia.js frameworks, expanding framework compatibility beyond Next.js and Express. Includes example projects with Prisma integration for both frameworks.

v1.0.79-beta.19 / 2025-12-25

Beta release with self-hosting support. Better Auth Studio can now be embedded directly into your application for production use. Full support for Next.js App Router and Express.js integration. Fixed adapter resolution, auth config loading, and database schema loading for all endpoints in production deployments.

v1.0.31 / 2025-10-31

Enhanced email editor with code export, field simulator, and alignment icons. Added Password Strength Checker tool with comprehensive validation. Improved navigation with dynamic count badges.

v1.0.30 / 2025-11-08

Released the refreshed analytics dashboard, Tools workspace with OAuth testing/migration/database utilities, Geist typography polish, and widespread UI clean-up.

v1.0.26 / 2025-10-09

Major release with Shadcn UI components, admin functionality for user banning/unbanning, advanced filtering system with date range picker, and pure black & white theme overhaul.

v1.0.23 / 2025-10-30

Release with Database Schema Visualizer - an interactive ReactFlow-powered tool for visualizing Better Auth database schemas with plugin-based configuration.

v1.0.22 / 2025-10-29

Release with enhanced session management and improved user interface components.

v1.0.21 / 2025-10-28

Major beta release with advanced session management, IP geolocation, Biome integration, and comprehensive CI/CD pipeline.

v1.0.20-beta.5 / 2025-10-27

Beta release with CSV export functionality and enhanced user management interface.

v1.0.16 / 2025-10-27

Added CSV export functionality and enhanced user management interface with pixel-perfect design.

v1.0.15 / 2025-10-25

Enhanced user interface with improved navigation and performance optimizations.

v1.0.14 / 2025-10-20

Added comprehensive session management and organization features.

v1.0.13 / 2025-10-15

Initial stable release with core authentication management capabilities.

Contributing

Better Auth Studio is open source and welcomes contributions from the community.

Report bugs and request features on GitHub Issues
Submit pull requests for bug fixes and enhancements
Help improve documentation and examples
Share feedback and suggestions with the community