diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d78677a..d73f687 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ Thumbs.db
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
+
+package-lock.json
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diff --git a/App.tsx b/App.tsx
index 6c8817a..9ad5ec1 100644
--- a/App.tsx
+++ b/App.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default function App() {
             <Button
               variant="outline"
               className="w-full flex items-center gap-3"
-              onClick={() => signIn.social({ provider: "google", callbackURL: "/" })}
+              onClick={() => signIn.social({ provider: "google", callbackURL: window.location.origin })}
             >
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e485c71..62c0eac 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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         "clsx": "^2.1.1",
         "cmdk": "^1.1.1",
+        "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
         "embla-carousel-react": "^8.6.0",
         "input-otp": "^1.4.2",
         "lucide-react": "^0.487.0",
@@ -3188,7 +3188,9 @@
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
       "os": [
         "linux"
       ],
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bson/-/bson-7.2.0.tgz",
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       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "peer": true,
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-        "node": ">=16.20.1"
+        "node": ">=20.19.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/caniuse-lite": {
@@ -4039,6 +4041,18 @@
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       }
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+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "17.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IO8C/dzEb6O3F9/twg6ZLXz164a2fhTnEWb95H23Dm4OuN+92NmEAlTrupP9VW6Jm3sO26tQlqyvyi4CsnY9GA==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/electron-to-chromium": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.5.321.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-7.1.0.tgz",
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-        "bson": "^6.10.4",
-        "mongodb-connection-string-url": "^3.0.2"
+        "bson": "^7.1.1",
+        "mongodb-connection-string-url": "^7.0.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16.20.1"
+        "node": ">=20.19.0"
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-        "@mongodb-js/zstd": "^1.1.0 || ^2.0.0",
-        "gcp-metadata": "^5.2.0",
-        "kerberos": "^2.0.1",
-        "mongodb-client-encryption": ">=6.0.0 <7",
+        "@aws-sdk/credential-providers": "^3.806.0",
+        "@mongodb-js/zstd": "^7.0.0",
+        "gcp-metadata": "^7.0.1",
+        "kerberos": "^7.0.0",
+        "mongodb-client-encryption": ">=7.0.0 <7.1.0",
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-        "socks": "^2.7.1"
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb-connection-string-url/-/mongodb-connection-string-url-7.0.1.tgz",
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       "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "@types/whatwg-url": "^11.0.2",
-        "whatwg-url": "^14.1.0 || ^13.0.0"
+        "@types/whatwg-url": "^13.0.0",
+        "whatwg-url": "^14.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.19.0"
       }
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     "node_modules/ms": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 52722eb..7eded93 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@
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     "@radix-ui/react-toggle-group": "^1.1.2",
     "@radix-ui/react-tooltip": "^1.1.8",
-    "@tailwindcss/oxide-linux-x64-gnu": "^4.2.2",
+    "better-auth": "^1.0.0",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "cmdk": "^1.1.1",
+    "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
     "embla-carousel-react": "^8.6.0",
     "input-otp": "^1.4.2",
     "lucide-react": "^0.487.0",
@@ -52,17 +53,16 @@
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     "sonner": "^2.0.3",
     "tailwind-merge": "^2.6.0",
-    "vaul": "^1.1.2",
-    "better-auth": "^1.0.0"
+    "vaul": "^1.1.2"
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   "devDependencies": {
     "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.0.0",
     "@types/react": "^19.0.0",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.0",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
+    "concurrently": "^9.1.2",
     "tailwindcss": "^4.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.7.2",
-    "vite": "^6.2.0",
-    "concurrently": "^9.1.2"
+    "vite": "^6.2.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da82222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# LabWise
+Lab inventory management service
+
+## How to run on localhost
+
+```bash
+# 1
+npm install
+
+# 2
+psql CREATE USER labwise WITH PASSWORD 'labwise_dev_pw';
+psql CREATE DATABASE labwise_db OWNER labwise;
+psql GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE labwise_db TO labwise;
+psql postgresql://labwise:labwise_dev_pw@localhost:5432/labwise_db -f server/src/db/schema.sql
+
+# 3
+cd server && npm install && npm run db:migrate
+cd ..
+
+# 4
+npm run dev
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index 7281482..795e166 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -761,9 +761,9 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-11.0.5.tgz",
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+      "version": "13.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-13.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-N8WXpbE6Wgri7KUSvrmQcqrMllKZ9uxkYWMt+mCSGwNc0Hsw9VQTW7ApqI4XNrx6/SaM2QQJCzMPDEXE058s+Q==",
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+      "version": "7.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bson/-/bson-7.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YCEo7KjMlbNlyHhz7zAZNDpIpQbd+wOEHJYezv0nMYTn4x31eIUM2yomNNubclAt63dObUzKHWsBLJ9QcZNSnQ==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "peer": true,
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16.20.1"
+        "node": ">=20.19.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/buffer-from": {
@@ -1609,27 +1609,27 @@
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-      "version": "6.21.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-6.21.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-URyb/VXMjJ4da46OeSXg+puO39XH9DeQpWCslifrRn9JWugy0D+DvvBvkm2WxmHe61O/H19JM66p1z7RHVkZ6A==",
+      "version": "7.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-7.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kMfnKunbolQYwCIyrkxNJFB4Ypy91pYqua5NargS/f8ODNSJxT03ZU3n1JqL4mCzbSih8tvmMEMLpKTT7x5gCg==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@mongodb-js/saslprep": "^1.3.0",
-        "bson": "^6.10.4",
-        "mongodb-connection-string-url": "^3.0.2"
+        "bson": "^7.1.1",
+        "mongodb-connection-string-url": "^7.0.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16.20.1"
+        "node": ">=20.19.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@aws-sdk/credential-providers": "^3.188.0",
-        "@mongodb-js/zstd": "^1.1.0 || ^2.0.0",
-        "gcp-metadata": "^5.2.0",
-        "kerberos": "^2.0.1",
-        "mongodb-client-encryption": ">=6.0.0 <7",
+        "@aws-sdk/credential-providers": "^3.806.0",
+        "@mongodb-js/zstd": "^7.0.0",
+        "gcp-metadata": "^7.0.1",
+        "kerberos": "^7.0.0",
+        "mongodb-client-encryption": ">=7.0.0 <7.1.0",
         "snappy": "^7.3.2",
-        "socks": "^2.7.1"
+        "socks": "^2.8.6"
       },
       "peerDependenciesMeta": {
         "@aws-sdk/credential-providers": {
@@ -1656,14 +1656,17 @@
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-      "version": "3.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb-connection-string-url/-/mongodb-connection-string-url-3.0.2.tgz",
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+      "version": "7.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb-connection-string-url/-/mongodb-connection-string-url-7.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-h0AZ9A7IDVwwHyMxmdMXKy+9oNlF0zFoahHiX3vQ8e3KFcSP3VmsmfvtRSuLPxmyv2vjIDxqty8smTgie/SNRQ==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "@types/whatwg-url": "^11.0.2",
-        "whatwg-url": "^14.1.0 || ^13.0.0"
+        "@types/whatwg-url": "^13.0.0",
+        "whatwg-url": "^14.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.19.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ms": {
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 5984ea9..bfc9bff 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "tsx watch --env-file=.env src/index.ts",
+    "dev": "tsx watch src/index.ts",
     "build": "tsc",
     "start": "node dist/index.js",
     "db:migrate": "tsx src/db/migrate.ts"
diff --git a/server/src/db/schema.sql b/server/src/db/schema.sql
index b8bbb48..66ded2b 100644
--- a/server/src/db/schema.sql
+++ b/server/src/db/schema.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,50 @@
+-- Better Auth tables
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "user" (
+  "id" TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+  "name" TEXT NOT NULL,
+  "email" TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+  "emailVerified" BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+  "image" TEXT,
+  "createdAt" TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+  "updatedAt" TIMESTAMP NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "session" (
+  "id" TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+  "expiresAt" TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+  "token" TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+  "createdAt" TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+  "updatedAt" TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+  "ipAddress" TEXT,
+  "userAgent" TEXT,
+  "userId" TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES "user"("id") ON DELETE CASCADE
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "account" (
+  "id" TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+  "accountId" TEXT NOT NULL,
+  "providerId" TEXT NOT NULL,
+  "userId" TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES "user"("id") ON DELETE CASCADE,
+  "accessToken" TEXT,
+  "refreshToken" TEXT,
+  "idToken" TEXT,
+  "accessTokenExpiresAt" TIMESTAMP,
+  "refreshTokenExpiresAt" TIMESTAMP,
+  "scope" TEXT,
+  "password" TEXT,
+  "createdAt" TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+  "updatedAt" TIMESTAMP NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "verification" (
+  "id" TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+  "identifier" TEXT NOT NULL,
+  "value" TEXT NOT NULL,
+  "expiresAt" TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+  "createdAt" TIMESTAMP,
+  "updatedAt" TIMESTAMP
+);
+
 -- Chemical inventory, scoped per user
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS chemicals (
   id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index 65bc10b..96131be 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'dotenv/config';
 import express from 'express';
 import cors from 'cors';
 import { toNodeHandler } from 'better-auth/node';
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import protocolsRouter from './routes/protocols';
 import path from 'path';
 
 const app = express();
+console.log(process.env.BETTER_AUTH_URL, process.env.BETTER_AUTH_SECRET);
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3001;
 const UPLOADS_DIR = process.env.UPLOADS_DIR || path.join(__dirname, '../uploads');
 
@@ -41,4 +43,6 @@ app.get('/api/health', (_req, res) => res.json({ ok: true }));
 
 app.listen(PORT, () => {
   console.log(`LabWise API running on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+  console.log('BETTER_AUTH_URL:', process.env.BETTER_AUTH_URL);
+  console.log('BETTER_AUTH_SECRET:', process.env.BETTER_AUTH_SECRET);
 });
diff --git a/server/tsconfig.json b/server/tsconfig.json
index 4acf9b4..953117a 100644
--- a/server/tsconfig.json
+++ b/server/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "strict": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "resolveJsonModule": true
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "types": ["node"]
   },
   "include": ["src/**/*"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 26c430e..080c3b3 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react(), tailwindcss()],
   server: {
     host: true,
-    allowedHosts: ["labwise.wahwa.com"],
+    allowedHosts: ["localhost"],
     proxy: {
       '/api': { target: 'http://localhost:3001', changeOrigin: true },
       '/uploads': { target: 'http://localhost:3001', changeOrigin: true },