Custom Login & Sign Up

The interchange

Questions at the interchange

37 questions answered live, kept in boarding order.

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• Adam Baker (Discord chat): Does this custom OR mean that verification emails now come from our own email instead of Base44?TechnicalExpand answer

  If you mean OTP code verification emails — no, not yet. Same as before. Long-term plan likely but not currently shipped.

• Unknown (Discord chat): How long does the submission take for an app I want to sell as a template?BusinessExpand answer

  Random amount of time — depends on the approval team's bandwidth. If it's inordinate, log a ticket.

• Mo (Discord chat): Can you have custom login on Create Account too via social signup etc.?ProductExpand answer

  Yes — the whole of /lo is customisable. Your entire page could be a single Facebook icon that triggers Facebook OAuth on click. Anything.

• Unknown (Discord chat): When is SSO going to open up from being an Elite preview?BusinessExpand answer

  Probably never — more likely to just become a confirmed Elite+ feature. There needs to be a reason for features to be plan-locked. Sam's guess: the word "preview" gets removed eventually but the Elite tier-lock stays.

• Lagmeister (Discord chat): Question regarding OR email templates that go hand in hand with custom login — currently not editable?TechnicalExpand answer

  Correct, OTP code email, invite, reset password — not customisable yet. Sam expects it eventually.

• AJ (Discord chat): How could one automate custom open-graph images for each page?TechnicalExpand answer

  Probably not possible within current Base44 parameters — would require SSR (server-side rendering). Currently single OG image only.

• Run Post (Discord chat): My app isn't allowing custom login to be seen. I only have public or private and it's not allowing sign-in unless I select private — but then it goes straight to the old login.ProductExpand answer

  Custom login lives on Public. If you have Public set and Overview doesn't say "Deprecated," you're already on custom login. You don't need Private — every Base44 app has a login page at /lo regardless of auth level.

• Run Post (Discord chat): I see the updated login page but after authentication it drops me back on the landing page again instead of inside the app.TechnicalExpand answer

  Sounds like an RLS / authentication wiring issue. Tell your builder in chat: "thanks, this is updated. I can see custom login now but after authentication it's dropping me back on the landing page instead of showing me the inside of the app — please fix." Should resolve.

• Sammy (Discord chat): I had to change my Public back to Deprecated and then again back to the new one before I got the dialogue box to ask about custom login.ProductExpand answer

  Yes — that's because the modal was deployed after the radio-button switch. If you switched early, you missed the modal. Switching back and forward again fires it.

• Mo (Discord chat): Can custom logins generate tokens for usernames and passwords?TechnicalExpand answer

  No. But you can pass parameters. E.g., custom flow: pick a username before sign-up → check availability → pass the username through Google OAuth → come back on callback with that username assigned to the new user.

• Millions and Trillions (Discord chat): Can you do a 3D interactive scroll effect — objects, videos, pictures moving back and forth?TechnicalExpand answer

  Yes — look into NPM libraries for 3D scrolling. Google "npm react parallax scrolling" → npm install it → integrate via prompt.

• Unknown (Discord chat): Can custom login use your phone's biometric login for authentication instead of typing credentials every time?TechnicalExpand answer

  There's likely an API for that — Sam didn't have an integration example ready but pattern matches anything else: find the API, paste docs into prompt.

• Unknown (Discord chat): Will custom login allow 2FA by default?TechnicalExpand answer

  No — not by default. But you can implement any 2FA solution via API integration. The world is your oyster on what you bolt on.

• Liam (Discord chat): One of my apps uses a custom JWT token and team data stored across multiple data entities. How do I activate custom login and ensure data maps to Base44 users without breaking my app?TechnicalExpand answer

  Too loaded to answer without seeing the app. Recommendations: (a) wait for post-build plan mode to land — it has full app context. (b) Open a support ticket and pick a techie's brain — not standard support fare but worth a try. (c) Browse the Base44 Partner Directory and find a builder who can audit it for you.

• D (Discord chat): Anything to set up prior to adding custom login on an existing app? Google or any key/integration needed first?ProductExpand answer

  Nothing. Same as your normal auth. Toggle the OAuth providers you want (Google, Facebook, Microsoft) on or off in settings — no extra API integration required.

• Sun (Discord chat): If we build a custom login UI, will users still see the Base44 text when they choose to login with Google?TechnicalExpand answer

  That's been configurable for ~6 months and not part of custom login. To remove: Dashboard → Settings → Authentication → Google Authentication → use a custom OAuth from Google Console (Builder Plus tier required).

• Unknown (Discord chat): Can builders create custom login in different languages?ProductExpand answer

  Absolutely — custom is the canvas. Make it any language you want.

• Unknown (Discord chat): Can you connect two different Base44 CRM apps to interact and give data to each other?TechnicalExpand answer

  Yes super easy. Dashboard → API on both apps. Give each app the other's API credentials. They can talk to each other.

• Unknown (Discord chat): Partner directory still has people that are Explorer tier — wasn't the deadline yesterday?CommunityExpand answer

  Not Sam's team — if those folks no longer qualify, they'll be removed but it's a process that takes time.

• AJ (Discord chat): Could custom login allow for pages like /login/affiliate-key and then the affiliate can generate specific login URLs to allow users to get roles from specific login pages?TechnicalExpand answer

  In theory yes — backend functions can be called from route level and you can pre-assign roles. Would require careful pen-testing of the backend function before trusting it for production. Sam would love to see AJ have a mess around with it.

• Mo (Discord chat): If I've completed the app on website mode and want to transfer the build to a mobile app, do we have an easy way?ProductExpand answer

  Yes — press Publish → Mobile App → pick your platform → follow the guide.

• Kaboom (Discord chat): Shout-out to Megan — she helped me with custom login earlier today. Now we're a full fantasy team.CommunityExpand answer

  Megan recognised by Sam and the room. Mod work appreciated.

• Unknown (Discord chat — late joiner): Is there a specific prompt I'm supposed to use for custom login?ProductExpand answer

  No — all apps now come with custom login baked in. Just do a normal prompt and it will include custom login. Rewatch the first 15 minutes of the VOD for the existing-app migration path.

• Unknown (Discord chat): Partner network applications open again?CommunityExpand answer

  No — currently closed. Go to app.base44.com/partners — if open, there's an Apply button. If not, there isn't.

• AJ (Discord chat): Idea — could you have Base44 make a test login page that you could play around with and test yourself, even published, but not mess with what other users would see?TechnicalExpand answer

  That would work — just less reliable as a full port. Essentially you'd have two login forms coexisting. Sam hasn't seen it done but would love to see AJ try.

• Unknown (Discord chat): Can custom login do passwordless login?TechnicalExpand answer

  Live test — Sam tried and it broke. Can't push to users without a reference point, and a reference point typically means an email. So passwordless is currently not viable through custom login (technically Google/OAuth IS passwordless, but pure passwordless email-less auth doesn't work).

• Sonia (Discord chat): How do I navigate office hour schedules, archives, and blogs from the website?CommunityExpand answer

  Sam pointed to AJ's unofficial archive at unofficial-events.base44.app — top nav → Office Hours → click into any session for the full breakdown.

• Unknown (Discord chat): Different user roles — regular, admin, super admin — and you want them to see your main screen yesterday. Can you explain?TechnicalExpand answer

  Basic RLS. Use Discuss Mode and describe what you want in plain English: "I want regular users to see X, admins to see Y, and super admins to see Z." Discuss Mode (and post-build Plan Mode when it lands) will formulate a plan. Don't overthink it.

• Addy (Discord chat): When you upload your app to the App Store, even though you set up Google OAuth and it works in the browser, when you try to login using Google on the app, a popup appears trying to login using Base44. Can you prevent the Base44 popup?TechnicalExpand answer

  Sam hasn't used the Base44 rapper personally — pinged Charles / Shafi / Andre / Ro for an answer but no one available. Possibly native to the rapper. No definitive answer in-session.

• Mina (Discord chat): How can I make people use my app? How do I make my app known?BusinessExpand answer

  SEO, GEO, marketing — all part of build process. We can help, but it's worth a lot of money. Use Dashboard → Marketing tab for built-in tools. For serious push, hire specialist services. Do as much organic as possible before paid. It's like security — trust professionals when overachieving.

• Mina (Discord chat): How much money do you need to invest? How long would it take? Where can I find a team?BusinessExpand answer

  All "how long is a piece of string" questions. Could be £5 or £500M depending on use case. Could be impossible (competing with Google) or trivially easy (niche app with no competition). Start in chitchat, thought-experiment your idea, scope the competitive landscape. Don't overspend on a doomed market segment.

• AJ (Discord chat): ETA on top-up credits for the general public?BusinessExpand answer

  No ETA. Currently deployed to a percentage of the user base for testing. Results determine whether it goes live to more users, gets more QA, or gets redeveloped.

• AJ (Discord chat): When's the IRL session in the UK or Ireland?CommunityExpand answer

  Sam very eager to do something. Big Sam is back this week. Will have conversations after Amsterdam about UK location. Watch this space.

• AJ (Discord chat): Apple juice at the UK one?CommunityExpand answer

  Yes — Sam will get apple juice if it's a prerequisite. Pretty sure Amsterdam will have apple juice too.

• Lagmeister (Discord chat): Media upload feature uploads to media.base44.com — is there a way to upload to a custom domain?TechnicalExpand answer

  Not to your custom domain — but you can upload anywhere. Integrate other storage like Firebase via prompt.

• Sun (Discord chat): I want to verify my login page somehow.ProductExpand answer

  Sam wasn't sure what you meant — clarify in chitchat.

• Lily (Discord chat): Recommendation on Launchpad?CommunityExpand answer

  Sam emphasised: even if you're not interested in vibe sprints, submit your final products to Launchpad for natural traction, growth, and credits. Right now it's World Cup-themed but going forward it'll be the home for sprint submissions plus general showcase.