From 60339da245b950419e42e199ead50e090160e0b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nimish Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:41:24 +0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] docs: document ALLOW_SIGNUPS for self-hosted instances New "Sign-ups" section in the self-hosting envars reference, plus a cross-link from the authentication overview. Supersedes #227. --- public/access-control/authentication.md | 2 ++ public/self-hosting/configuration/envars.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++ .../access-control/authentication/index.mdx | 2 ++ .../self-hosting/configuration/envars.mdx | 27 +++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 58 insertions(+) diff --git a/public/access-control/authentication.md b/public/access-control/authentication.md index 7df2b38f..8ca2e0a7 100644 --- a/public/access-control/authentication.md +++ b/public/access-control/authentication.md @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ User authentication in Phase is designed for seamless and secure web access. Pha Email and password authentication is available by default with no additional configuration. Users can sign up with their email address and a password, verify their email, and log in. +On self-hosted instances, operators can require an invite for any new account by setting [`ALLOW_SIGNUPS=false`](/self-hosting/configuration/envars#sign-ups). Existing users keep signing in normally; only self-service sign-up is gated. +