fix(web): allow auth and payments when database is none

Author: AmanVarshney01

apps/cli/src/prompts/auth.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { exitCancelled } from "../utils/errors";
 
 export async function getAuthChoice(
 	auth: Auth | undefined,
-	hasDatabase: boolean,
 	backend?: Backend,
 	frontend?: string[],
 ) {
@@ -61,8 +60,6 @@ export async function getAuthChoice(
 		return response as Auth;
 	}
 
-	if (!hasDatabase) return "none";
-
 	const response = await select({
 		message: "Select authentication provider",
 		options: [

apps/cli/src/prompts/config-prompts.ts

@@ -84,12 +84,7 @@ export async function gatherConfig(
 					results.backend,
 				) as Promise<API>,
 			auth: ({ results }) =>
-				getAuthChoice(
-					flags.auth,
-					results.database !== "none",
-					results.backend,
-					results.frontend,
-				),
+				getAuthChoice(flags.auth, results.backend, results.frontend),
 			payments: ({ results }) =>
 				getPaymentsChoice(
 					flags.payments,

apps/cli/src/utils/compatibility-rules.ts

@@ -147,16 +147,6 @@ export function validateWorkersCompatibility(
 			"MongoDB database is not compatible with Cloudflare Workers runtime. MongoDB requires Prisma or Mongoose ORM, but Workers runtime only supports Drizzle or Prisma ORM. Please use a different database or runtime.",
 		);
 	}
-
-	if (
-		providedFlags.has("dbSetup") &&
-		options.dbSetup === "docker" &&
-		config.runtime === "workers"
-	) {
-		exitWithError(
-			"Docker setup (--db-setup docker) is not compatible with Cloudflare Workers runtime. Workers runtime uses serverless databases (D1) and doesn't support local Docker containers. Please use '--db-setup d1' for SQLite or choose a different runtime.",
-		);
-	}
 }
 
 export function validateApiFrontendCompatibility(

apps/cli/src/utils/config-validation.ts

@@ -64,30 +64,6 @@ export function validateDatabaseOrmAuth(
 			"ORM selection requires a database. Please choose a database or set '--orm none'.",
 		);
 	}
-
-	if (
-		has("auth") &&
-		has("database") &&
-		cfg.auth !== "none" &&
-		db === "none" &&
-		cfg.backend !== "convex"
-	) {
-		exitWithError(
-			"Authentication requires a database. Please choose a database or set '--auth none'.",
-		);
-	}
-
-	if (cfg.auth !== "none" && db === "none" && cfg.backend !== "convex") {
-		exitWithError(
-			"Authentication requires a database. Please choose a database or set '--auth none'.",
-		);
-	}
-
-	if (orm && orm !== "none" && db === "none") {
-		exitWithError(
-			"ORM selection requires a database. Please choose a database or set '--orm none'.",
-		);
-	}
 }
 
 export function validateDatabaseSetup(

apps/web/content/docs/cli/compatibility.mdx

@@ -166,17 +166,21 @@ create-better-t-stack --frontend next native-nativewind
 ### Better-Auth Requirements
 Better-Auth authentication requires:
 - A backend framework (cannot be `none`)
-- A database (cannot be `none`)
-- An ORM (cannot be `none`)
+- With database: Requires an ORM
+- Without database: Works with Convex backend or custom configuration
 
 ### Clerk Requirements
 Clerk authentication requires:
 - Convex backend (`--backend convex`)
 - Compatible frontends (React frameworks, Next.js, TanStack Start, native frameworks)
 - Not compatible with Nuxt, Svelte, or Solid
 
+### Payments Requirements
+Polar payments require:
+- Better-Auth authentication
+
 ```bash
-# ❌ Invalid - Better-Auth without database
+# ✅ Valid - Better-Auth without database
 create-better-t-stack --auth better-auth --database none
 
 # ✅ Valid - Better-Auth with full stack
@@ -219,12 +223,12 @@ create-better-t-stack --runtime workers --backend hono
 create-better-t-stack --frontend tanstack-router
 ```
 
-### "Authentication requires a database"
+### "Polar payments requires Better Auth"
 ```bash
-# Fix by adding database for Better-Auth
-create-better-t-stack --auth better-auth --database postgres --orm drizzle
+# Fix by using Better-Auth
+create-better-t-stack --payments polar --auth better-auth
 
-# Or use Clerk with Convex (no database required)
+# Or use Clerk with Convex (no payments support)
 create-better-t-stack --auth clerk --backend convex
 ```
 

apps/web/src/app/(home)/new/_components/utils.ts

@@ -357,23 +357,6 @@ export const analyzeStackCompatibility = (
 						"ORM set to 'None' (ORM requires a database but 'None' was selected)",
 				});
 			}
-			if (nextStack.auth !== "none" && nextStack.backend !== "convex") {
-				notes.database.notes.push(
-					"Database 'None' selected: Auth will be disabled.",
-				);
-				notes.auth.notes.push(
-					"Authentication requires a database. It will be set to 'None'.",
-				);
-				notes.database.hasIssue = true;
-				notes.auth.hasIssue = true;
-				nextStack.auth = "none";
-				changed = true;
-				changes.push({
-					category: "database",
-					message:
-						"Authentication set to 'None' (auth requires a database but 'None' was selected)",
-				});
-			}
 			if (nextStack.dbSetup !== "none") {
 				notes.database.notes.push(
 					"Database 'None' selected: DB Setup will be set to 'Basic'.",
@@ -1053,42 +1036,6 @@ export const analyzeStackCompatibility = (
 				if (nextStack.addons.length !== originalAddonsLength) changed = true;
 			}
 
-			if (
-				nextStack.addons.includes("husky") &&
-				!nextStack.addons.includes("biome") &&
-				!nextStack.addons.includes("oxlint")
-			) {
-				notes.addons.notes.push(
-					"Husky addon is selected without a linter. Consider adding Biome or Oxlint for lint-staged integration.",
-				);
-			}
-
-			if (nextStack.addons.includes("ultracite")) {
-				if (nextStack.addons.includes("biome")) {
-					notes.addons.notes.push(
-						"Ultracite includes Biome setup. Biome addon will be removed.",
-					);
-					nextStack.addons = nextStack.addons.filter(
-						(addon) => addon !== "biome",
-					);
-					changed = true;
-					changes.push({
-						category: "addons",
-						message:
-							"Biome addon removed (Ultracite already includes Biome configuration)",
-					});
-				}
-			}
-
-			if (
-				nextStack.addons.includes("oxlint") &&
-				nextStack.addons.includes("biome")
-			) {
-				notes.addons.notes.push(
-					"Both Oxlint and Biome are selected. Consider using only one linter.",
-				);
-			}
-
 			const incompatibleExamples: string[] = [];
 
 			if (
@@ -1809,12 +1756,6 @@ export const getDisabledReason = (
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (category === "addons" && optionId === "ultracite") {
-		if (finalStack.addons.includes("biome")) {
-			return "Ultracite already includes Biome configuration. Remove Biome addon first.";
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (category === "examples" && optionId === "todo") {
 		if (finalStack.database === "none") {
 			return "Todo example requires a database. Select a database first.";