Try local auth in about a minute
Start a project-local Zitadel runtime, scaffold a Next.js auth flow, and prove registration and login in your browser before touching Cloud or a dashboard.
Run these in your app, then open /login.
How it works
From empty directory to browser proof
This preview is local-first. Cloud setup, claim, and production handoff are coming later.
Check your environment and start local Zitadel
Run npx @zitadel/cli@alpha doctor, then npx @zitadel/cli@alpha start. The runtime stays project-local in .zitadel/local, including metadata and data files.
Wire the app
Run npx @zitadel/cli@alpha setup --framework next --server local. Next.js is the golden path today, with React, Vue, Angular, and Nuxt adapters available as alpha setup paths.
Prove it in the browser
Start the app with npm run dev, open /login, register, log out, and log in again. Username/password and passkeys work in the local preview.
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What's included
What is actually in this preview
This alpha is intentionally narrow: a runnable local runtime, a Next.js-first setup flow, early framework adapters, and browser-verifiable authentication.
Local runtime
Spin up a full Zitadel instance on your machine: no Docker, no source checkout, no Cloud account.
Framework setup
One CLI command wires auth into Next.js, React, Vue, Angular, or Nuxt apps.
CLI
doctor, start, setup, stop, and reset manage the local runtime; add --json to script or automate any of them.
Password and passkey auth
Register, log out, and log back in through the generated /login flow.
User schemas
Define how your users look so identity management adapts to your use case, not the other way around.
Auth standards
OIDC hardening and SAML support for connecting existing enterprise stacks.
Identity providers
Sign in with social and enterprise identity providers instead of only password and passkey.
Custom templates
Restyle login screens and emails with LiquidJS templates instead of the generated defaults.
Flow files
Author flow and action configuration locally alongside the rest of your setup.
Broader stacks
Spring Boot, Django, Laravel, Go, Rails, and .NET join the current framework adapters.
Agent delegation
Delegated auth flows for human, machine, and AI agent use cases.
Cloud handoff
coming nextLocal first now, managed path next.
The current preview does not connect to Zitadel Cloud and does not include a claim command. Join the waitlist if you want to test Cloud setup, ownership handoff, and production workflows as they land.
Preview
Does the local preview hold up?
We built this for the community to test. It is deliberately early: local runtime, framework setup, passkeys, username/password, and user schemas. Cloud claim, auth standards, identity providers, custom templates, flow files, broader stacks, and agent delegation are coming next.