django-email-auth-backend 1.0.0

Django app supporting email-based authentication.

django-email-auth

A simple Django app to authenticate users via email (or username).

Installation

1. Add the package to the project in the usual way according to your project toolset (pip, poetry, pyenv, uv, etc.).
2. Add the following to your INSTALLED_APPS setting:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'email_auth',
    ...
]

3. Add the AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS setting:

AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
    'django_email_auth.backend.EmailAuthBackend',
]

You can now use either your email OR username to log in.