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If you are using our backend SDK that is lesser than the following versions, please visit the older documentation link here.

supertokens-node lesser than v18.0.0
supertokens-python lesser than v0.21.0
supertokens-golang lesser than v0.20.0

2. Backend config

1) Install supertokens package#

npm i supertokens-node

2) Create a configuration file (`config/supertokensConfig.js`)#

Create a config folder in the root directory of your project.
Create a supertokensConfig.js inside the config folder.
An example of this file can be found here.

3) Create a backend config function#

How do you want to identify your users?

Only phone numberOnly emailEmail or phone number

Which authentication type will you use?

OTPMagic linksOTP and Magic link

4) Set up your email / sms delivery method#

How do you want to identify your users?

Only phone numberOnly emailEmail or phone number

Looking for older versions of the documentation?

1) Install supertokens package
2) Create a configuration file (config/supertokensConfig.js)
3) Create a backend config function
4) Set up your email / sms delivery method