const lemmyClient = new LemmyHttp(`https://${instanceBase}`);

const auth = await lemmyClient.login({
  username_or_email: username,
  password: password,
});

// as long aws there is a JWT in the response from login, logged in!
if (auth.jwt) {

  // this shows the `jwt` is present 👍
  console.log("auth", auth);

  // i tried this too, but didn't seem to work :/
  lemmyClient.setHeaders({
    Cookie:	`jwt=${auth.jwt}`
  });

  // this no longer has any params
  const getSite = await lemmyClient.getSite({
    auth: auth.jwt,
  });

  // but never any user data here :(
  console.log("getSite", getSite);
}