Auth by Watchen - Preview of a free Privy alternative without vendor lock-in

Auth by Watchen - Preview of a free Privy alternative without vendor lock-in
by tazes.eth11 🥝 • 2y • github.com
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Auth by Watchen is a free, opinionated Next.js boilerplate that combines social logins (Google, Twitter, Discord, Farcaster, Telegram) with embedded Ethereum wallets, aimed at founders building Web3 apps for mainstream users without vendor lock-in. It is built on Next.js v15.0.2 with the Pages Router, uses NextAuth.js and MongoDB, and is preconfigured for the Sepolia Base Network. The latest changelog entry, dated 2025-05-27, adds props that let developers choose which sign-in providers appear and set the top image. The project is a preview released for testing, and its full license terms have not yet been announced.

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I would love to see a bit of a visual diagram how everything connects together.
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Tested Twitter log-in, works flawlessly. Is there a way to also log in via Telegram?
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@tudorizer.eth
A diagram is a great suggestion! I should add it to the README file.

@macbudkowski.eth
Glad it worked! Auth uses next-auth for authentication. Unfortunately, it does not support telegram.
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@tazes.eth, looking forward to it.
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@tudorizer.eth
I added the diagram! I hope it's clear and it helps to better understand Auth by Watchen
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@tazes.eth

looks great. Plain black and white does the job, but you went the extra mile! :)
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