Build a Full Auth Flow in Payload CMS Without Losing Your Mind

Описание: Are you struggling to build a login flow for users who shouldn't access the admin dashboard in Payload CMS? You're not alone.

Whether you're new to Payload CMS or still figuring out how authentication works in modern web apps, this video is meant to help you.

Most tutorials jump ahead or assume too much. Not this one. I guide you every step of the way, making complex coding approachable, no matter your skill level.

You want to offer gated content, subscriptions, or digital products to your users, but you don’t want to give them admin access.

You need a way to:
Create a separate user collection.
Handle login, account creation, password resets, and logging out.
Protect sensitive routes and manage user sessions.

In this tutorial, I walk you through a complete solution using Payload CMS, Next.js with Server Actions, and styling with TailwindCSS.

You’ll not only learn what to do, but also why it works and what to avoid.

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You’ll learn:
How to build a custom “Customers” collection in Payload CMS.
Set up authentication with email verification.
Create polished forms for registration, login, and password reset.
Use Tailwind CSS to style everything simply and responsively.
Protect dashboard routes for authenticated users only.
Handle login states using templates for dynamic session checks.

I cover common errors when adding username fields, misconfiguring auth cookies, or breaking type definitions.

You’ll understand how to debug and fix these issues confidently.

By the end of this video, you’ll have a:
Fully functional customer auth system, completely separated from your admin users.
Clean and professional UI styled with Tailwind.
Reusable components and server actions that scale with your app

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Chapters:
00:00 - Introducing How to Create a New Auth Collection
01:22 - Configuring the Customers Collection
05:43 - Setting up the project structure
06:37 - Allowing customers to create an account
09:50 - Creating the Container for the Form
11:21 - Creating the Create Account Form
15:29 - Creating the rest of our form components
20:08 - Finishing the Create Account Form
24:15 - Setting up account verification
27:22 - Sending verification tokens to new accounts
28:50 - Setting up a login process
31:57 - Creating a login form
37:06 - Creating a login page
39:16 - Starting the user’s dashboard
40:21 - Getting the current user
44:38 - Setting up a forgot-password action
46:20 - Creating a forgot password form
50:09 - Putting together a forgot password page
51:21 - Using the forgotPassword option in the customers collection
52:37 - Using the generated token to reset a password
54:37 - Setting up a password reset form
59:07 - Creating a password reset page
01:01:48 - Enabling users to logout
01:03:04 - Creating a logout button
01:06:17 - Adding the logout button the the user dashboard
01:07:00 - Allowing users to update their password
01:08:59 - Creating a password reset button
01:12:58 - Creating the flow that allows users to update their information
01:15:07 - Creating a user information form
01:18:56 - Allowing our fields to show a default value but still update the data on change
01:19:54 - Wrapping up the update user form
01:23:34 - Testing the whole flow
01:27:30 - Closing thoughts and next steps

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