---
title: "Guides"
description: "Practical runbooks for common Better Auth Studio development and maintenance tasks."
canonical_url: "https://docs-cloud-kinfe123-better-auth-studio.farming-labs.dev/docs/guides"
markdown_url: "https://docs-cloud-kinfe123-better-auth-studio.farming-labs.dev/docs/guides.md"
last_updated: "2018-10-20"
---

# Guides
URL: /docs/guides
LLM index: /llms.txt
Description: Practical runbooks for common Better Auth Studio development and maintenance tasks.

# Guides

The guides in this section cover specific tasks you'll run into after the initial setup. Each guide focuses on a single goal and takes you from start to a verified outcome.

**[Watch Mode](/docs/guides/watch-mode)** — Keep the studio in sync with your `auth.ts` during active development. The server restarts automatically when you save changes, and the browser updates via WebSocket without a manual refresh.

More guides will be added as the project grows. If you run into a workflow that isn't documented here, [open an issue](https://github.com) on the GitHub repository.

## Examples

Use these examples as concrete starting points for this workflow:

### Running From Source
```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Kinfe123/better-auth-studio.git
cd better-auth-studio

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build the project
pnpm build

# Start development server
pnpm dev
```

### Basic Usage
```bash
pnpm better-auth-studio start
```

### Start Studio
```bash
# Start on custom port (if installed as dev dependency)
pnpm better-auth-studio start --port 3001

# Or with pnpx
pnpx better-auth-studio start --port 3001

# Start without opening browser
pnpm better-auth-studio start --no-open

# Use custom config file
pnpm better-auth-studio start --config ./custom-auth.ts

# Enable watch mode for auto-reload on config changes
pnpm better-auth-studio start --watch

# Combine multiple options
pnpx better-auth-studio start --port 3001 --watch --config ./src/auth.ts
```

## Sitemap

See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.
Docs-scoped sitemap: [/docs/sitemap.md](/docs/sitemap.md).
Well-known sitemap: [/.well-known/sitemap.md](/.well-known/sitemap.md).