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		stevage on Jan 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: RemoteStorage – sync localStorage across ... The bit about finding a unique ID for the user is the whole pain point though. The only way to do that really is for the user to create an account on some service that I host. And if I have that, I probably have my own hosted data storage anyway.

pancomplex on Jan 13, 2024 [–]

You totally _should_ have your own backend / auth when using this. It is not a database.

But it’s dead simple if e.g. using something like Clerk.dev for your auth.

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