Password Protect Nginx Virtualhost
By · PostedHow to Password Protect an Nginx virtualhost
Note: These instructions were tested on a Joyent Solaris SmartMachine. It should work on all other hosts though.
Modify nginx.conf
Go into your nginx.conf for your server and add:
1 2 3 4 | location / { auth_basic "Restricted"; auth_basic_user_file sitename.htpasswd; } |
Create authentication file
Create the authentication file by running:
1 | sudo htpasswd -c sitename.htpasswd user |
and it will prompt you for your password for the site.
Reload Nginx
Tell nginx to reload its configuration files:
1 | sudo nginx -s reload |
You’re done!
Complete Documentation
For more information read the full docs on Nginx’s basic auth module.
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