## Problem
`bun run build` failed whenever `REGISTRATION_ENABLED=false`.
`config/fortify.php` only added `Features::registration()` when the env
flag
was truthy, so with the flag off Fortify never registered the
`/register`
routes. Wayfinder only generates helpers for registered routes, so the
`register` / `register.store` helpers imported by
`resources/js/pages/auth/login.tsx`
and `resources/js/pages/auth/register.tsx` no longer resolved and the
build
broke. The build outcome depended on an env flag — not deterministic.
## Fix
Decouple *route registration* from *whether sign-ups are accepted*:
- **Always register** `Features::registration()` in
`config/fortify.php`, so the
`/register` routes (and their Wayfinder helpers) always exist and the
build is
deterministic regardless of the flag.
- Gate acceptance at **runtime** via a new
`config('auth.registration_enabled')`
value (mapped from `env('REGISTRATION_ENABLED', true)`), the single
source of truth.
- When registration is disabled:
- `GET /register` (Fortify register view) and `POST /register`
(`CreateNewUser`)
return **403**.
- Registration CTAs stay hidden via `canRegister` (login view + landing
page).
- Guests are redirected to `/login`
(`AuthEntryPointService::guestRedirectRoute`).
- With the flag enabled (the default), registration behaves exactly as
before.
## Tests
- Rewrote `tests/Feature/Auth/RegistrationDisabledTest.php` to the
runtime
mechanism: registration enabled by default, route helpers always
registered
regardless of the flag, `GET`/`POST /register` return 403 when disabled
(and no
user is created), and the landing/login CTAs hide.
- Updated the `DashboardTest` disabled-registration case to toggle
`config('auth.registration_enabled')` instead of filtering the Fortify
feature.
- Verified `bun run build` succeeds with `REGISTRATION_ENABLED=false`
and that the
`register` / `register.store` Wayfinder helpers are generated.
## Docs
- Updated `README.md` and `.env.example` to describe the 403 behavior
(routes stay
registered rather than being removed).
## What & why
The `HIDE_AUTH_BUTTONS` flag and its signed-link auth-override existed
only to gate registration/login behind a waitlist during the launch
period. That period is long over, so this removes the flag and the whole
waitlist apparatus. Registration and login are now always open, still
governed by `REGISTRATION_ENABLED` (Fortify's registration feature),
which is untouched.
## Removed
- **`HIDE_AUTH_BUTTONS`** config/env and
**`LandingAuthOverrideService`** — the signed-link override, override
cookie, and `?force=` bypass — plus its
`GenerateLandingAuthLinkCommand`.
- **Waitlist lead-capture + invitation apparatus**: `UserLeadController`
+ `waitlist.*`/`user-leads.*` routes, `StoreUserLeadRequest`, the
landing `WaitlistForm`, `waitlist/*` pages, waitlist/invitation mails,
invitation & re-invitation commands, the lead verification notification,
`LeadCohort`/`LeadCohortResolver`/`LeadPromoCodeAllocator`, and the
lead→Resend segment sync (scheduled tasks removed too).
- Frontend `hideAuthButtons`/`forcedRegistration` threading and the
`?force=` query on auth links (header, welcome, register, login).
- All tests for the removed features; `landing.hide_auth_buttons` config
stubs stripped from surviving tests.
## Kept on purpose (data preservation)
The `user_leads` **table, its migrations, and a lean `UserLead` model
are retained** — no destructive migration. Pre-launch contacts are not
lost, and new signups whose email matches a preserved lead still receive
that lead's promo code at Stripe checkout
(`SubscriptionController::resolveLeadPromotionCodeId`, unchanged).
## Testing
- Full non-Browser Pest suite green locally (**1948 passed**), plus
Pint, Prettier, ESLint.
- Browser QA (Playwright) on the running app: landing no longer shows
the waitlist form and renders the register/login CTAs; `/register`
renders the form (previously returned null when hidden); `/login` shows
the "Sign up" link pointing to `/register` with no `?force`. 16/16
functional checks passed; only pre-existing external-resource 404s in
console (gravatar `d=404`, `via.placeholder.com` seed images).
## Demo
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/18a70f6d-b82f-4d92-b9de-da2610dc017a
## Summary
- redirect guest access to protected routes based on returning-user
cookie
- send new PWA guests to registration and returning guests to login
- persist returning-user cookie after register, login, and 2FA login
- keep explicit login links working via `force=1`
## Testing
- vendor/bin/pint --dirty --format agent
- php artisan test --compact tests/Feature/Auth/AuthenticationTest.php
tests/Feature/DashboardTest.php tests/Feature/Auth/RegistrationTest.php
Víctor Falcón