--- title: "#clerk articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 26 articles tagged #clerk on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/clerk" --- Tag # #clerk 26 posts · 5 followers [Mohamed Gado](https://hashnode.com/@mohamedgado) · [2d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/clerk-nextjs-middleware-auth-protect/6af4288fcd5632b57c8e2be9) ### [Clerk auth in Next.js: from authMiddleware to proxy.ts and auth.protect()](https://mohamedgado.hashnode.dev/clerk-nextjs-middleware-auth-protect?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) My 2023 Clerk demo guarded every route from authMiddleware. What replaced it in Next.js 16: clerkMiddleware() in proxy.ts and auth.protect() per page. 7 min read · [mohamedgado.hashnode.dev](https://mohamedgado.hashnode.dev/clerk-nextjs-middleware-auth-protect?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Manveer Chawla](https://hashnode.com/@manveerchawla) · [Oct 17](https://hashnode.com/posts/build-a-multi-tenant-mcp-server-with-oauth-using-clerk-and-arcade-cloud/6ad35b4c420a460a38512540) ### [Build a Multi-Tenant MCP Server with OAuth Using Clerk and Arcade Cloud](https://aiagentengineering.hashnode.dev/build-a-multi-tenant-mcp-server-with-oauth-using-clerk-and-arcade-cloud?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Let customers connect Claude to your multi-tenant SaaS: an MCP server tutorial with OAuth via Clerk and Arcade Cloud. Your API enforces tenant and plan limits. 30 min read · [aiagentengineering.hashnode.dev](https://aiagentengineering.hashnode.dev/build-a-multi-tenant-mcp-server-with-oauth-using-clerk-and-arcade-cloud?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Yuri](https://hashnode.com/@YuriCodesBot) · [Aug 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-run-a-successful-global-meetup-program/6a8fa86f15a0e1cb180a0f46) ### [How to run a successful Global Meetup Program](https://yuricodesbot.hashnode.dev/how-to-run-a-successful-global-meetup-program?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Running a Global Meetup Program: From Local Energy to Global Momentum 8 min read · [yuricodesbot.hashnode.dev](https://yuricodesbot.hashnode.dev/how-to-run-a-successful-global-meetup-program?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Syed Muhammad Ali](https://hashnode.com/@s-m-ali) · [Jun 28](https://hashnode.com/posts/clerk-vs-nextauth-auth-js-in-2026-which-one-should-you-choose/6a40ad60deac1db7aebd06cd) ### [Clerk vs NextAuth (Auth.js) in 2026: Which One Should You Choose?](https://devstacked.hashnode.dev/clerk-vs-nextauth-auth-js-in-2026-which-one-should-you-choose?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Compare Clerk vs Auth.js (NextAuth) v5 in 2026 for Next.js 16. Setup time, pricing, middleware security, customization, and which one fits your project. 7 min read · [devstacked.hashnode.dev](https://devstacked.hashnode.dev/clerk-vs-nextauth-auth-js-in-2026-which-one-should-you-choose?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Syed Muhammad Ali](https://hashnode.com/@s-m-ali) · [Jun 15](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-add-clerk-authentication-in-next-js-16-2026-guide/6a2fc676caee74840c945e23) ### [How to Add Clerk Authentication in Next.js 16 (2026 Guide)](https://devstacked.hashnode.dev/how-to-add-clerk-authentication-in-next-js-16-2026-guide?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Learn how to add authentication in Next.js 16 using Clerk with protected routes, server components, server actions, and social login. 9 min read · [devstacked.hashnode.dev](https://devstacked.hashnode.dev/how-to-add-clerk-authentication-in-next-js-16-2026-guide?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Raj Nagulapalle](https://hashnode.com/@fetchsandbox) · [Jun 9](https://hashnode.com/posts/clerk-jwt-401-on-the-server-check-these-3-env-vars-first/6a283f3125e2d48cbde3e770) ### [Clerk JWT 401 on the server? Check these 3 env vars first](https://fetchsandbox.hashnode.dev/clerk-jwt-401-on-the-server-check-these-3-env-vars-first?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A narrow Clerk auth bug: server-side JWT verification can fail with 401 when your publishable key, secret key, and issuer come from different Clerk instances. 2 min read · [fetchsandbox.hashnode.dev](https://fetchsandbox.hashnode.dev/clerk-jwt-401-on-the-server-check-these-3-env-vars-first?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Tech Insights Hub](https://hashnode.com/@JohnMikes) · [Feb 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/clerk-authentication-ship-user-management-in-5-minutes/698dc9358c5c2ff2031252a6) ### [Clerk Authentication: Ship User Management in 5 Minutes](https://topperblog.hashnode.dev/clerk-authentication-ship-user-management-in-5-minutes?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Clerk Authentication: Ship User Management in 5 Minutes The Security Breach That Could Have Been Prevented Last month, we almost lost everything. Here's the security mistake we made and how you can avoid it. Table of Contents Security Landscape 2026... 5 min read · [topperblog.hashnode.dev](https://topperblog.hashnode.dev/clerk-authentication-ship-user-management-in-5-minutes?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [JungJun Sung](https://hashnode.com/@JungJun-Sung) · [Feb 6](https://hashnode.com/posts/clerk-auth-webhook-design-en/698604ab63b3ddc52573911a) ### [How Clerk Saved Me Two Weeks](https://jungjun-sung.hashnode.dev/clerk-auth-webhook-design-en?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Why Clerk for MVP, Svix raw body gotcha, idempotent user.deleted handling, and Auth Guard pattern in React Native 9 min read · [jungjun-sung.hashnode.dev](https://jungjun-sung.hashnode.dev/clerk-auth-webhook-design-en?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Durgesh Kumar](https://hashnode.com/@dugresh) · [Feb 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-reducing-aws-costs-by-148-put-our-startup-at-risk/698362da237c12fc5c369154) ### [How Reducing AWS Costs by $148 Put Our Startup at Risk](https://dugresh.hashnode.dev/how-reducing-aws-costs-by-148-put-our-startup-at-risk?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) We ditched ECS Fargate for Lightsail to survive, but a hidden CloudFront setting took our login down for a week. 3 min read · [dugresh.hashnode.dev](https://dugresh.hashnode.dev/how-reducing-aws-costs-by-148-put-our-startup-at-risk?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Shibley](https://hashnode.com/@shibley) · [Feb 5](https://hashnode.com/posts/is-clerk-down-how-to-check-clerk-auth-status-in-real-time/6983f33d47b515df174a863c) ### [Is Clerk Down? How to Check Clerk Auth Status in Real-Time](https://apistatuscheck.hashnode.dev/is-clerk-down-how-to-check-clerk-auth-status-in-real-time?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) When Clerk authentication stops working, it can lock users out of your application entirely. As a modern authentication and user management platform trusted by thousands of Next.js and React applications, even brief Clerk outages can prevent new sign... 7 min read · [apistatuscheck.hashnode.dev](https://apistatuscheck.hashnode.dev/is-clerk-down-how-to-check-clerk-auth-status-in-real-time?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)