diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b2f572d202..a4b0993fde 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "clean": "lerna clean",
     "kill-port": "kill-port 4001",
     "dev": "yarn run kill-port && lerna link && lerna run --parallel dev:builder --concurrency 1",
-    "dev:noserver": "lerna link && lerna run --parallel dev:builder --concurrency 1 --ignore @budibase/server", 
+    "dev:noserver": "lerna link && lerna run dev:stack:up && lerna run --parallel dev:builder --concurrency 1 --ignore @budibase/server --ignore @budibase/worker",
     "test": "lerna run test",
     "lint": "eslint packages",
     "lint:fix": "eslint --fix packages",
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/db/utils.js b/packages/auth/src/db/utils.js
index 9b6f5d7103..871423df03 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/db/utils.js
+++ b/packages/auth/src/db/utils.js
@@ -26,13 +26,12 @@ exports.generateUserID = email => {
  * Gets parameters for retrieving users, this is a utility function for the getDocParams function.
  */
 exports.getUserParams = (email = "", otherProps = {}) => {
+  if (!email) {
+    email = ""
+  }
   return {
     ...otherProps,
     startkey: `${DocumentTypes.USER}${SEPARATOR}${email}`,
     endkey: `${DocumentTypes.USER}${SEPARATOR}${email}${UNICODE_MAX}`,
   }
 }
-
-exports.getEmailFromUserID = id => {
-  return id.split(`${DocumentTypes.USER}${SEPARATOR}`)[1]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/api.js b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/api.js
index 91ebc19b26..43c6856540 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/api.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/api.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import api from "builderStore/api"
 
 export async function createUser(user) {
-  const CREATE_USER_URL = `/api/users`
+  const CREATE_USER_URL = `/api/users/metadata`
   const response = await api.post(CREATE_USER_URL, user)
   return await response.json()
 }
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ export async function saveRow(row, tableId) {
 
 export async function deleteRow(row) {
   const DELETE_ROWS_URL = `/api/${row.tableId}/rows/${row._id}/${row._rev}`
-  const response = await api.delete(DELETE_ROWS_URL)
-  return response
+  return api.delete(DELETE_ROWS_URL)
 }
 
 export async function fetchDataForView(view) {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte
index babe7bd0df..c727283b29 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
         password: $createAppStore.values.password,
         roleId: $createAppStore.values.roleId,
       }
-      const userResp = await api.post(`/api/users`, user)
+      const userResp = await api.post(`/api/users/metadata`, user)
       const json = await userResp.json()
       $goto(`./${appJson._id}`)
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
index cacde4bb00..042474c5b6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async function getAppUrlIfNotInUse(ctx) {
   if (!env.SELF_HOSTED) {
     return url
   }
-  const deployedApps = await getDeployedApps()
+  const deployedApps = await getDeployedApps(ctx)
   if (
     deployedApps[url] != null &&
     deployedApps[url].appId !== ctx.params.appId
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.js
index da68aa485b..6e662f7b9a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const CouchDB = require("../../db")
 const bcrypt = require("../../utilities/bcrypt")
 const env = require("../../environment")
 const { getAPIKey } = require("../../utilities/usageQuota")
-const { generateUserID } = require("../../db/utils")
+const { generateUserMetadataID } = require("../../db/utils")
 const { setCookie } = require("../../utilities")
 const { outputProcessing } = require("../../utilities/rowProcessor")
 const { ViewNames } = require("../../db/utils")
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ exports.authenticate = async ctx => {
 
   let dbUser
   try {
-    dbUser = await db.get(generateUserID(email))
+    dbUser = await db.get(generateUserMetadataID(email))
   } catch (_) {
     // do not want to throw a 404 - as this could be
     // used to determine valid emails
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/hosting.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/hosting.js
index 4b070cf75b..8b7b31e00a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/hosting.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/hosting.js
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ exports.fetchUrls = async ctx => {
 }
 
 exports.getDeployedApps = async ctx => {
-  ctx.body = await getDeployedApps()
+  ctx.body = await getDeployedApps(ctx)
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/role.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/role.js
index 11f81c1219..d27272a21a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/role.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/role.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const {
 const {
   generateRoleID,
   getRoleParams,
-  getUserParams,
+  getUserMetadataParams,
   ViewNames,
 } = require("../../db/utils")
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ exports.destroy = async function(ctx) {
   // first check no users actively attached to role
   const users = (
     await db.allDocs(
-      getUserParams(null, {
+      getUserMetadataParams(null, {
         include_docs: true,
       })
     )
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row.js
index 1b3e795f83..8b4a461d2c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ const {
   generateRowID,
   DocumentTypes,
   SEPARATOR,
-  ViewNames,
-  generateUserID,
+  InternalTables,
+  generateUserMetadataID,
 } = require("../../db/utils")
 const usersController = require("./user")
 const {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ validateJs.extend(validateJs.validators.datetime, {
 
 async function findRow(db, appId, tableId, rowId) {
   let row
-  if (tableId === ViewNames.USERS) {
+  if (tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA) {
     let ctx = {
       params: {
         userId: rowId,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ exports.patch = async function(ctx) {
   })
 
   // Creation of a new user goes to the user controller
-  if (row.tableId === ViewNames.USERS) {
+  if (row.tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA) {
     // the row has been updated, need to put it into the ctx
     ctx.request.body = {
       ...row,
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ exports.save = async function(ctx) {
   }
 
   if (!inputs._rev && !inputs._id) {
-    if (inputs.tableId === ViewNames.USERS) {
-      inputs._id = generateUserID(inputs.email)
+    if (inputs.tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA) {
+      inputs._id = generateUserMetadataID(inputs.email)
     } else {
       inputs._id = generateRowID(inputs.tableId)
     }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ exports.save = async function(ctx) {
   })
 
   // Creation of a new user goes to the user controller
-  if (row.tableId === ViewNames.USERS) {
+  if (row.tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA) {
     // the row has been updated, need to put it into the ctx
     ctx.request.body = row
     await usersController.createMetadata(ctx)
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ exports.search = async function(ctx) {
   const response = await search(searchString)
 
   // delete passwords from users
-  if (tableId === ViewNames.USERS) {
+  if (tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA) {
     for (let row of response.rows) {
       delete row.password
     }
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ exports.fetchTableRows = async function(ctx) {
   // special case for users, fetch through the user controller
   let rows,
     table = await db.get(ctx.params.tableId)
-  if (ctx.params.tableId === ViewNames.USERS) {
+  if (ctx.params.tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA) {
     await usersController.fetchMetadata(ctx)
     rows = ctx.body
   } else {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/static/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/static/index.js
index 69a12d573b..71e20923a8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/static/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/static/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const { objectStoreUrl, clientLibraryPath } = require("../../../utilities")
 async function checkForSelfHostedURL(ctx) {
   // the "appId" component of the URL may actually be a specific self hosted URL
   let possibleAppUrl = `/${encodeURI(ctx.params.appId).toLowerCase()}`
-  const apps = await getDeployedApps()
+  const apps = await getDeployedApps(ctx)
   if (apps[possibleAppUrl] && apps[possibleAppUrl].appId) {
     return apps[possibleAppUrl].appId
   } else {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
index 92b038d05e..c526050cde 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
@@ -1,71 +1,23 @@
 const CouchDB = require("../../db")
 const {
-  generateUserID,
-  getUserParams,
-  getEmailFromUserID,
-} = require("@budibase/auth")
+  generateUserMetadataID,
+  getUserMetadataParams,
+  getEmailFromUserMetadataID,
+} = require("../../db/utils")
 const { InternalTables } = require("../../db/utils")
 const { getRole } = require("../../utilities/security/roles")
-const { checkSlashesInUrl } = require("../../utilities")
-const env = require("../../environment")
-const fetch = require("node-fetch")
-
-async function deleteGlobalUser(email) {
-  const endpoint = `/api/admin/users/${email}`
-  const reqCfg = { method: "DELETE" }
-  const response = await fetch(
-    checkSlashesInUrl(env.WORKER_URL + endpoint),
-    reqCfg
-  )
-  return response.json()
-}
-
-async function getGlobalUsers(email = null) {
-  const endpoint = email ? `/api/admin/users/${email}` : `/api/admin/users`
-  const reqCfg = { method: "GET" }
-  const response = await fetch(
-    checkSlashesInUrl(env.WORKER_URL + endpoint),
-    reqCfg
-  )
-  return response.json()
-}
-
-async function saveGlobalUser(appId, email, body) {
-  const globalUser = await getGlobalUsers(email)
-  const roles = globalUser.roles || {}
-  if (body.roleId) {
-    roles.appId = body.roleId
-  }
-  const endpoint = `/api/admin/users`
-  const reqCfg = {
-    method: "POST",
-    body: {
-      ...globalUser,
-      email,
-      password: body.password,
-      status: body.status,
-      roles,
-    },
-  }
-
-  const response = await fetch(
-    checkSlashesInUrl(env.WORKER_URL + endpoint),
-    reqCfg
-  )
-  await response.json()
-  delete body.email
-  delete body.password
-  delete body.roleId
-  delete body.status
-  return body
-}
+const {
+  getGlobalUsers,
+  saveGlobalUser,
+  deleteGlobalUser,
+} = require("../../utilities/workerRequests")
 
 exports.fetchMetadata = async function(ctx) {
   const database = new CouchDB(ctx.appId)
-  const global = await getGlobalUsers()
+  const global = await getGlobalUsers(ctx, ctx.appId)
   const metadata = (
     await database.allDocs(
-      getUserParams(null, {
+      getUserMetadataParams(null, {
         include_docs: true,
       })
     )
@@ -90,11 +42,11 @@ exports.createMetadata = async function(ctx) {
   const role = await getRole(appId, roleId)
   if (!role) ctx.throw(400, "Invalid Role")
 
-  const metadata = await saveGlobalUser(appId, email, ctx.request.body)
+  const metadata = await saveGlobalUser(ctx, appId, email, ctx.request.body)
 
   const user = {
     ...metadata,
-    _id: generateUserID(email),
+    _id: generateUserMetadataID(email),
     type: "user",
     tableId: InternalTables.USER_METADATA,
   }
@@ -110,11 +62,11 @@ exports.updateMetadata = async function(ctx) {
   const appId = ctx.appId
   const db = new CouchDB(appId)
   const user = ctx.request.body
-  let email = user.email || getEmailFromUserID(user._id)
-  const metadata = await saveGlobalUser(appId, email, ctx.request.body)
+  let email = user.email || getEmailFromUserMetadataID(user._id)
+  const metadata = await saveGlobalUser(ctx, appId, email, ctx.request.body)
 
   if (!metadata._id) {
-    user._id = generateUserID(email)
+    user._id = generateUserMetadataID(email)
   }
   ctx.body = await db.put({
     ...metadata,
@@ -124,8 +76,8 @@ exports.updateMetadata = async function(ctx) {
 exports.destroyMetadata = async function(ctx) {
   const db = new CouchDB(ctx.appId)
   const email = ctx.params.email
-  await deleteGlobalUser(email)
-  await db.destroy(generateUserID(email))
+  await deleteGlobalUser(ctx, email)
+  await db.destroy(generateUserMetadataID(email))
   ctx.body = {
     message: `User ${ctx.params.email} deleted.`,
   }
@@ -133,12 +85,12 @@ exports.destroyMetadata = async function(ctx) {
 
 exports.findMetadata = async function(ctx) {
   const database = new CouchDB(ctx.appId)
-  let lookup = ctx.params.email
-    ? generateUserID(ctx.params.email)
-    : ctx.params.userId
-  const user = await database.get(lookup)
-  if (user) {
-    delete user.password
+  const email =
+    ctx.params.email || getEmailFromUserMetadataID(ctx.params.userId)
+  const global = await getGlobalUsers(ctx, ctx.appId, email)
+  const user = await database.get(generateUserMetadataID(email))
+  ctx.body = {
+    ...global,
+    ...user,
   }
-  ctx.body = user
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/utils.js b/packages/server/src/db/utils.js
index 8623b99f2c..63d4e30d65 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/utils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/utils.js
@@ -116,16 +116,18 @@ exports.getRowParams = (tableId = null, rowId = null, otherProps = {}) => {
 /**
  * Gets a new row ID for the specified table.
  * @param {string} tableId The table which the row is being created for.
+ * @param {string|null} id If an ID is to be used then the UUID can be substituted for this.
  * @returns {string} The new ID which a row doc can be stored under.
  */
-exports.generateRowID = tableId => {
-  return `${DocumentTypes.ROW}${SEPARATOR}${tableId}${SEPARATOR}${newid()}`
+exports.generateRowID = (tableId, id = null) => {
+  id = id || newid()
+  return `${DocumentTypes.ROW}${SEPARATOR}${tableId}${SEPARATOR}${id}`
 }
 
 /**
  * Gets parameters for retrieving users, this is a utility function for the getDocParams function.
  */
-exports.getUserParams = (email = "", otherProps = {}) => {
+exports.getUserMetadataParams = (email = "", otherProps = {}) => {
   return exports.getRowParams(ViewNames.USERS, email, otherProps)
 }
 
@@ -134,8 +136,17 @@ exports.getUserParams = (email = "", otherProps = {}) => {
  * @param {string} email The email which the ID is going to be built up of.
  * @returns {string} The new user ID which the user doc can be stored under.
  */
-exports.generateUserID = email => {
-  return `${DocumentTypes.ROW}${SEPARATOR}${ViewNames.USERS}${SEPARATOR}${DocumentTypes.USER}${SEPARATOR}${email}`
+exports.generateUserMetadataID = email => {
+  return exports.generateRowID(InternalTables.USER_METADATA, email)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Breaks up the ID to get the email address back out of it.
+ */
+exports.getEmailFromUserMetadataID = id => {
+  return id.split(
+    `${DocumentTypes.ROW}${SEPARATOR}${InternalTables.USER_METADATA}${SEPARATOR}`
+  )[1]
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/builder/hosting.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/builder/hosting.js
index f852cefec1..328e98ee98 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/builder/hosting.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/builder/hosting.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const CouchDB = require("../../db")
 const { StaticDatabases } = require("../../db/utils")
 const fetch = require("node-fetch")
 const env = require("../../environment")
+const { getDeployedApps } = require("../../utilities/workerRequests")
 
 const PROD_HOSTING_URL = "app.budi.live"
 
@@ -84,30 +85,4 @@ exports.getTemplatesUrl = async (appId, type, name) => {
   return `${protocol}${hostingInfo.templatesUrl}/${path}`
 }
 
-exports.getDeployedApps = async () => {
-  if (!env.SELF_HOSTED) {
-    throw "Can only check apps for self hosted environments"
-  }
-  const workerUrl = env.WORKER_URL
-  const hostingKey = env.HOSTING_KEY
-  try {
-    const response = await fetch(`${workerUrl}/api/apps`, {
-      method: "GET",
-      headers: {
-        "x-budibase-auth": hostingKey,
-      },
-    })
-    const json = await response.json()
-    const apps = {}
-    for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(json)) {
-      if (value.url) {
-        value.url = value.url.toLowerCase()
-        apps[key] = value
-      }
-    }
-    return apps
-  } catch (err) {
-    // error, cannot determine deployed apps, don't stop app creation - sort this later
-    return {}
-  }
-}
+exports.getDeployedApps = getDeployedApps
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/workerRequests.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/workerRequests.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3bf971257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/workerRequests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+const fetch = require("node-fetch")
+const env = require("../environment")
+const { checkSlashesInUrl } = require("./index")
+const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = require("./security/roles")
+
+function getAppRole(appId, user) {
+  if (!user.roles) {
+    return user
+  }
+  user.roleId = user.roles[appId]
+  if (!user.roleId) {
+    user.roleId = BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC
+  }
+  delete user.roles
+  return user
+}
+
+function prepRequest(ctx, request) {
+  if (!request.headers) {
+    request.headers = {}
+  }
+  if (request.body) {
+    request.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
+    request.body =
+      typeof request.body === "object"
+        ? JSON.stringify(request.body)
+        : request.body
+  }
+  request.headers.cookie = ctx.headers.cookie
+  return request
+}
+
+exports.getDeployedApps = async ctx => {
+  if (!env.SELF_HOSTED) {
+    throw "Can only check apps for self hosted environments"
+  }
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(
+      checkSlashesInUrl(env.WORKER_URL + `/api/apps`),
+      prepRequest(ctx, {
+        method: "GET",
+      })
+    )
+    const json = await response.json()
+    const apps = {}
+    for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(json)) {
+      if (value.url) {
+        value.url = value.url.toLowerCase()
+        apps[key] = value
+      }
+    }
+    return apps
+  } catch (err) {
+    // error, cannot determine deployed apps, don't stop app creation - sort this later
+    return {}
+  }
+}
+
+exports.deleteGlobalUser = async (ctx, email) => {
+  const endpoint = `/api/admin/users/${email}`
+  const reqCfg = { method: "DELETE" }
+  const response = await fetch(
+    checkSlashesInUrl(env.WORKER_URL + endpoint),
+    prepRequest(ctx, reqCfg)
+  )
+  return response.json()
+}
+
+exports.getGlobalUsers = async (ctx, appId, email = null) => {
+  const endpoint = email ? `/api/admin/users/${email}` : `/api/admin/users`
+  const reqCfg = { method: "GET" }
+  const response = await fetch(
+    checkSlashesInUrl(env.WORKER_URL + endpoint),
+    prepRequest(ctx, reqCfg)
+  )
+  let users = await response.json()
+  if (Array.isArray(users)) {
+    users = users.map(user => getAppRole(appId, user))
+  } else {
+    users = getAppRole(appId, users)
+  }
+  return users
+}
+
+exports.saveGlobalUser = async (ctx, appId, email, body) => {
+  const globalUser = await exports.getGlobalUsers(ctx, appId, email)
+  const roles = globalUser.roles || {}
+  if (body.roleId) {
+    roles[appId] = body.roleId
+  }
+  const endpoint = `/api/admin/users`
+  const reqCfg = {
+    method: "POST",
+    body: {
+      ...globalUser,
+      email,
+      password: body.password,
+      status: body.status,
+      roles,
+    },
+  }
+
+  const response = await fetch(
+    checkSlashesInUrl(env.WORKER_URL + endpoint),
+    prepRequest(ctx, reqCfg)
+  )
+  const json = await response.json()
+  if (json.status !== 200 && response.status !== 200) {
+    ctx.throw(400, "Unable to save global user.")
+  }
+  delete body.email
+  delete body.password
+  delete body.roleId
+  delete body.status
+  return body
+}
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/admin/index.js b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/admin/index.js
index 515feb8420..305686a3b0 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/admin/index.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/admin/index.js
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ exports.userSave = async ctx => {
   const { email, password, _id } = ctx.request.body
   const hashedPassword = password ? await hash(password) : null
   let user = {
-      ...ctx.request.body,
-      _id: generateUserID(email),
-      password: hashedPassword,
-    },
-    dbUser
+    ...ctx.request.body,
+    _id: generateUserID(email),
+    password: hashedPassword,
+  }
+  let dbUser
   // in-case user existed already
   if (_id) {
     dbUser = await db.get(_id)
@@ -57,13 +57,12 @@ exports.userDelete = async ctx => {
 // called internally by app server user fetch
 exports.userFetch = async ctx => {
   const db = new CouchDB(USER_DB)
-  const users = (
-    await db.allDocs(
-      getUserParams(null, {
-        include_docs: true,
-      })
-    )
-  ).rows.map(row => row.doc)
+  const response = await db.allDocs(
+    getUserParams(null, {
+      include_docs: true,
+    })
+  )
+  const users = response.rows.map(row => row.doc)
   // user hashed password shouldn't ever be returned
   for (let user of users) {
     if (user) {
@@ -76,7 +75,13 @@ exports.userFetch = async ctx => {
 // called internally by app server user find
 exports.userFind = async ctx => {
   const db = new CouchDB(USER_DB)
-  const user = await db.get(generateUserID(ctx.params.email))
+  let user
+  try {
+    user = await db.get(generateUserID(ctx.params.email))
+  } catch (err) {
+    // no user found, just return nothing
+    user = {}
+  }
   if (user) {
     delete user.password
   }
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/app.js b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/app.js
index 10656e5362..75fa7164b0 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/app.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/app.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const controller = require("../controllers/app")
-const checkKey = require("../../middleware/check-key")
+const authenticated = require("../../middleware/authenticated")
 
 const router = Router()
 
-router.get("/api/apps", checkKey, controller.getApps)
+router.get("/api/apps", authenticated, controller.getApps)
 
 module.exports = router
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/middleware/authenticated.js b/packages/worker/src/middleware/authenticated.js
index 751e10ee9a..b13ff5c1b7 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/middleware/authenticated.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/middleware/authenticated.js
@@ -11,20 +11,22 @@ module.exports = async (ctx, next) => {
     appId = cookieAppId
   }
 
-  return passport.authenticate("jwt", async (err, user) => {
-    if (err) {
-      return ctx.throw(err.status || 403, err)
-    }
+  return next()
 
-    try {
-      ctx.appId = appId
-      ctx.isAuthenticated = true
-      // TODO: introduce roles again
-      ctx.user = user
-      await next()
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.log(err)
-      ctx.throw(err.status || 403, err.text)
-    }
-  })(ctx, next)
+  // return passport.authenticate("jwt", async (err, user) => {
+  //   if (err) {
+  //     return ctx.throw(err.status || 403, err)
+  //   }
+  //
+  //   try {
+  //     ctx.appId = appId
+  //     ctx.isAuthenticated = true
+  //     // TODO: introduce roles again
+  //     ctx.user = user
+  //     await next()
+  //   } catch (err) {
+  //     console.log(err)
+  //     ctx.throw(err.status || 403, err.text)
+  //   }
+  // })(ctx, next)
 }