diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/helper.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/helper.ts
index 0f58b8be..d6e81bf7 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/helper.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/helper.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export enum AuthProvider {
   GITHUB = 'GITHUB',
   MICROSOFT = 'MICROSOFT',
   EMAIL = 'EMAIL',
+  LOCAL = 'LOCAL',
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/infra-config/helper.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/infra-config/helper.ts
index b2171817..3a6f86b4 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/infra-config/helper.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/infra-config/helper.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export function getAuthProviderRequiredKeys(
       InfraConfigEnum.MICROSOFT_SCOPE,
       InfraConfigEnum.MICROSOFT_TENANT,
     ],
+    [AuthProvider.LOCAL]: [],
     [AuthProvider.EMAIL]:
       env['INFRA'].MAILER_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIGS === 'true'
         ? [
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/infra-config/infra-config.service.spec.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/infra-config/infra-config.service.spec.ts
index bac79540..cc579125 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/infra-config/infra-config.service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/infra-config/infra-config.service.spec.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { PubSubService } from 'src/pubsub/pubsub.service';
 import { ServiceStatus } from './helper';
 import * as E from 'fp-ts/Either';
 import { UserService } from 'src/user/user.service';
+import { AuthProvider } from 'src/auth/helper';
 
 const mockPrisma = mockDeep<PrismaService>();
 const mockConfigService = mockDeep<ConfigService>();
@@ -295,6 +296,19 @@ describe('InfraConfigService', () => {
   });
 
   describe('validateEnvValues', () => {
+    describe('VITE_ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS', () => {
+      it('should accept LOCAL in VITE_ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS', () => {
+        const result = infraConfigService.validateEnvValues([
+          {
+            name: InfraConfigEnum.VITE_ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS,
+            value: 'LOCAL',
+          },
+        ]);
+
+        expect(result).toEqualRight(true);
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('MAILER_SMTP_AUTH_TYPE', () => {
       it('should accept an empty value (defaults to login at runtime)', () => {
         const result = infraConfigService.validateEnvValues([
@@ -348,6 +362,17 @@ describe('InfraConfigService', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('isServiceConfigured', () => {
+    it('should consider LOCAL configured without external config', () => {
+      const result = infraConfigService.isServiceConfigured(
+        AuthProvider.LOCAL,
+        {},
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getOnboardingConfig', () => {
     const RECOVERY_TOKEN = 'valid-recovery-token-123';
 
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/infra-config/infra-config.service.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/infra-config/infra-config.service.ts
index 601d5ebb..d66578ef 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/infra-config/infra-config.service.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/infra-config/infra-config.service.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ export class InfraConfigService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
         } else {
           return configMap.MAILER_SMTP_URL && configMap.MAILER_ADDRESS_FROM;
         }
+      case AuthProvider.LOCAL:
+        return true;
       default:
         return false;
     }