There are few things more frustrating in the React ecosystem than a successful login flow that vanishes the moment you refresh the page. You see the user object, the dashboard loads, and you feel great. Then you hit F5 (or Cmd+R ), and suddenly session is null , the UI flickers back to the login screen, and your console is flooded with hydration errors. If you are using Next.js 14 (App Router) with NextAuth.js (Auth.js), this "phantom session" bug is a common implementation oversight, not necessarily a library defect. Here is the deep dive into why your session persistence is failing and the architectural patterns required to fix it permanently. The Root Cause: Hydration vs. Server Architecture To fix the problem, you must understand the race condition occurring under the hood. When using the App Router, Next.js aggressively separates Server Components (RSC) from Client Components. Server-Side: NextAuth relies on HTTP Cookies ( next...
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