AuthHero

    Architecture & Deployment

    Choose your deployment model. Every option gives you full data sovereignty.

    Recommended

    In-Process Node Library

    Import AuthHero as a module. Auth runs inside your application process — no network hop between your app and your auth layer.

    Docker

    Standalone Container

    Deploy AuthHero as a separate Docker container. Full API compatibility with Auth0 endpoints.

    Edge

    Edge Runtime

    Run on Cloudflare Workers or Vercel Edge Functions. Sub-millisecond cold starts, global distribution.

    Why In-Process Auth Matters

    Network round-trip per auth request

    ~0ms
    AuthHero (in-process)
    vs
    50–200ms
    External auth provider

    Every authentication request to an external provider adds a network round-trip. AuthHero eliminates that hop by running in your process — you still pay the auth compute, just not the network latency.