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Getting Started

Clerk is the easiest way to add authentication and user management to your Next.js application. Add sign up, sign in, and profile management to your application in minutes.

Prerequisites

• Next.js 15.2.8 or later
• React 18 or later
• Node.js >=20.9.0 or later
• An existing Clerk application. Create your account for free.

Installation

The fastest way to get started with Clerk is by following the Next.js Quickstart.

You'll learn how to install @clerk/nextjs, set up your environment keys, add <ClerkProvider> to your application, use the Clerk middleware, and use Clerk's prebuilt components.

Usage

For further information, guides, and examples visit the Next.js reference documentation.

Upgrading

@clerk/nextjs supports upgrading through automatic code migration.

Support

You can get in touch with us in any of the following ways:

• Join our official community Discord server
• On our support page

Contributing

We're open to all community contributions! If you'd like to contribute in any way, please read our contribution guidelines and code of conduct.

Security

@clerk/nextjs follows good practices of security, but 100% security cannot be assured.

@clerk/nextjs is provided "as is" without any warranty. Use at your own risk.

For more information and to report security issues, please refer to our security documentation.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT license.

See LICENSE for more information.