Add EdgeDB / Gel Adapter #829

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opened 2026-03-13 08:06:14 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 5 comments
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Originally created by @elvenking on GitHub (Mar 11, 2025).

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  • Yes, this is suited for github

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I would like to use better-auth with Gel / EdgeDB

Describe the solution you'd like

Add support for Gel database (formerly EdgeDB)

Implement fully supported Gel Adapter

Describe alternatives you've considered

Recently Drizzle ORM added support for Gel > 6.0; we just need to add a 'gel' dialect support to existing Drizzle Adapter

Additional context

Gel / EdgeDB is a modern DB based on PostgreSQL

Originally created by @elvenking on GitHub (Mar 11, 2025). ### Is this suited for github? - [x] Yes, this is suited for github ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I would like to use better-auth with Gel / EdgeDB ### Describe the solution you'd like Add support for [Gel](https://www.geldata.com) database ([formerly EdgeDB](https://www.geldata.com/blog/edgedb-is-now-gel-and-postgres-is-the-future)) Implement fully supported Gel Adapter ### Describe alternatives you've considered Recently Drizzle ORM [added support for Gel > 6.0](https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/get-started/gel-new); we just need to add a 'gel' dialect support to existing Drizzle Adapter ### Additional context Gel / EdgeDB is a modern DB based on PostgreSQL
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@moshetanzer commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2025):

Hey,

Have you check out this?

https://github.com/Meliketoaste/gel-better-auth

@moshetanzer commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2025): Hey, Have you check out this? https://github.com/Meliketoaste/gel-better-auth
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@Meliketoaste commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2025):

@elvenking My Repo does work. We can probably add it to the community-adapters section of the docs, and close the issue. The drizzle adapter probably has other dialects higher up on the list than gel.

@Meliketoaste commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2025): @elvenking [My Repo](https://github.com/Meliketoaste/gel-better-auth) does work. We can probably add it to the community-adapters section of the docs, and close the issue. The drizzle adapter probably has other dialects higher up on the list than gel.
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@elvenking commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2025):

@moshetanzer Thank you for the link and @Meliketoaste for your work !

@elvenking commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2025): @moshetanzer Thank you for the link and @Meliketoaste for your work !
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@moshetanzer commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2025):

ATM there isn't a plan to add more officially supported adapters. So I think we can close this ❤️

@moshetanzer commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2025): ATM there isn't a plan to add more officially supported adapters. So I think we can close this ❤️
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@elvenking commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2025):

As @Meliketoaste stated, could we mention this adapter in community-adapters section of the docs ?

@elvenking commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2025): As @Meliketoaste stated, could we mention this adapter in community-adapters section of the docs ?
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Reference: github-starred/better-auth#829