Goodbye Clerk, Hello Better Auth – Full Migration Guide!

In this step-by-step tutorial, discover how to migrate from Clerk to Better Auth! ⚔️

We’ll cover everything you need to know, from setup to implementation, ensuring a smooth transition with zero downtime.

Final result:
- No pricing with scalability
- More flexible
- The UI feels more natural and is fully customizable with Shadcn.

Here is the repo of Meal Planner (you also have updated migrate script still there):
https://github.com/TheOrcDev/orcish-meal-planner

Everything working smoothly on production, you can try it out (if you have any ideas how to name the app, I'm opened for suggestions):
https://meal-planner-orc-dev.vercel.app/

Here is the migration guide if needed:
https://www.better-auth.com/docs/guides/clerk-migration-guide

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfQZ-nTcCKc&ab_channel=OrcDev

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00:00 Intro
00:55 Better Auth Configuration
04:23 Database Tables
06:50 Auth Client
07:59 Deleting Clerk Stuff
10:54 UI
15:07 Handling All Errors
18:55 Handling Backend Errors
23:09 Migration of users to new db
27:35 Google Provider
29:38 Outro

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