How can I implement authentication in Next.js using Redis?

How can I implement authentication in Next.js using Redis?

You can implement authentication in Next.js using Redis by storing session data in Redis. First, set up a Redis client.

What packages do I need to install for this?

You'll need to install next-auth for authentication and ioredis or redis for connecting to Redis.

Can you provide a code snippet for the session configuration?

Sure! Here's a basic example:

import NextAuth from 'next-auth';
import Redis from 'ioredis';

const redis = new Redis();

export default NextAuth({
  session: {
    store: async (session) => {
      await redis.set(`session:${session.id}`, JSON.stringify(session));
    },
  },
});

How do I handle user login and logout?

You can use the signIn and signOut methods provided by next-auth to handle user login and logout.