# Guides

- [Deploying with Auth0](/astral-dx/guides/deploying-with-auth0.md): For this deployment method, using your Auth0 credentials in the Astral Auth0 Plugin, will streamline User Management, Team Management, and API Credentials.
- [Deploying with Custom Plugins](/astral-dx/guides/deploying-with-custom-plugins.md): This guide describes how to customize your Astral API Portal by writing your own plugins. In this example we will be creating our own API credential management plugin.