# Authorizer

> Authorizer is an open-source authentication and authorization server you self-host on your own infrastructure. It implements OAuth2 and OpenID Connect and lets you keep every user record in a database you control—the "own your identity layer" alternative to hosted identity platforms, with no per-seat auth tax.

## What it is
- Open-source (self-hosted) authentication and authorization server.
- Standards-based: OAuth2 and OpenID Connect.
- Auth methods: social login, email/password, magic link, multi-factor authentication (MFA).
- Authorization: role-based access control (RBAC) with role-based session tokens.
- Extensibility: webhooks for events, customizable email templates, REST + GraphQL APIs, and SDKs (JavaScript, React, and more).
- Single-binary Go service—no JVM or application server required.

## Key differentiators
- Data sovereignty: user directory lives in your own database, not a vendor dashboard.
- Database-agnostic: 13+ backends across SQL, NoSQL, and graph (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra, ScyllaDB, ArangoDB, YugabyteDB, PlanetScale, AWS DynamoDB, Couchbase).
- Cost predictable: open source; pay for infrastructure, not per-seat usage.
- Deploy anywhere: Railway, Heroku, Render, Docker, Kubernetes.

## Best for
Teams with data-residency or compliance needs (GDPR/HIPAA), cost-conscious developers avoiding per-seat SaaS pricing, and engineering teams that want to own and operate their authentication infrastructure.

## Links
- Website: https://authorizer.dev
- Documentation: https://docs.authorizer.dev
- Getting started: https://docs.authorizer.dev/getting-started
- Blog: https://blog.authorizer.dev
- Source code (GitHub): https://github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer
- npm (JS SDK): https://www.npmjs.com/package/@authorizerdev/authorizer-js
- Community (Discord): https://discord.gg/Zv2D5h6kkK