diff --git a/src/app/auth/signin/page.tsx b/src/app/auth/signin/page.tsx
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--- a/src/app/auth/signin/page.tsx
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-"use client";
-
-import { signIn } from "next-auth/react";
-import { useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
-import { useEffect } from "react";
-
-/**
- * Custom sign-in page that auto-redirects to Authentik.
- * Skips the default NextAuth provider chooser (no "Sign in with Authentik" button).
- */
-export default function SignInPage() {
-  const searchParams = useSearchParams();
-  const callbackUrl = searchParams.get("callbackUrl") || "/";
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    void signIn("authentik", { callbackUrl });
-  }, [callbackUrl]);
-
-  return (
-    <div className="flex h-screen items-center justify-center bg-background">
-      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-4">
-        <div className="h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-primary border-t-transparent" />
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-          Se redirecționează către autentificare...
-        </p>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/app/auth/signin/route.ts b/src/app/auth/signin/route.ts
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+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+
+/**
+ * Server-side signin route that initiates OAuth flow with Authentik.
+ * Fetches CSRF token from NextAuth, POSTs to provider signin,
+ * and redirects to Authentik's authorize URL — no visible page.
+ */
+export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
+  const callbackUrl =
+    request.nextUrl.searchParams.get("callbackUrl") || "/";
+  const baseUrl = process.env.NEXTAUTH_URL || "https://tools.beletage.ro";
+
+  try {
+    // Use internal URL for server-to-server calls (avoid external roundtrip)
+    const internalBase = `http://127.0.0.1:${process.env.PORT || "3000"}`;
+
+    // Step 1: Get CSRF token from NextAuth
+    const csrfRes = await fetch(`${internalBase}/api/auth/csrf`, {
+      headers: { cookie: request.headers.get("cookie") || "" },
+    });
+    const csrfData = (await csrfRes.json()) as { csrfToken: string };
+    const csrfToken = csrfData.csrfToken;
+
+    // Merge request cookies with new CSRF cookies
+    const csrfSetCookies = csrfRes.headers.getSetCookie();
+    const existingCookies = request.headers.get("cookie") || "";
+    const newCookiePairs = csrfSetCookies
+      .map((c) => c.split(";")[0])
+      .filter(Boolean);
+    const mergedCookie = [existingCookies, ...newCookiePairs]
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .join("; ");
+
+    // Step 2: POST to NextAuth's provider-specific signin
+    const signinRes = await fetch(
+      `${internalBase}/api/auth/signin/authentik`,
+      {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: {
+          "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+          cookie: mergedCookie,
+        },
+        body: new URLSearchParams({ csrfToken, callbackUrl }).toString(),
+        redirect: "manual",
+      },
+    );
+
+    // Step 3: Get the redirect URL (Authentik's authorize endpoint)
+    const location = signinRes.headers.get("location");
+    if (location) {
+      // Build absolute URL if relative
+      const redirectUrl = location.startsWith("http")
+        ? location
+        : `${baseUrl}${location}`;
+      const response = NextResponse.redirect(redirectUrl);
+
+      // Forward all set-cookie headers to browser (CSRF token, state, etc.)
+      for (const cookie of csrfSetCookies) {
+        response.headers.append("set-cookie", cookie);
+      }
+      for (const cookie of signinRes.headers.getSetCookie()) {
+        response.headers.append("set-cookie", cookie);
+      }
+      return response;
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("[auth/signin] Server-side redirect failed:", error);
+  }
+
+  // Fallback: redirect to NextAuth's built-in signin page
+  return NextResponse.redirect(
+    `${baseUrl}/api/auth/signin?callbackUrl=${encodeURIComponent(callbackUrl)}`,
+  );
+}