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First, install apache2-utils | |||
sudo apt install apache2-utils | |||
Generate a password for a specific user: | |||
sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd octomode | |||
Generate another password, for another user (this time without the -c, because that creates a new .htpasswd file): | |||
sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd user2 | |||
Configure nginx: | |||
<pre> | |||
location /octomode { | |||
auth_basic "This is a password protected area shared with a peer-to-peer network of trust."; | |||
auth_basic_user_file /etc/apache2/.htpasswd; | |||
} | |||
</ore> | |||
Revision as of 21:12, 26 January 2026
First, install apache2-utils
sudo apt install apache2-utils
Generate a password for a specific user:
sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd octomode
Generate another password, for another user (this time without the -c, because that creates a new .htpasswd file):
sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd user2
Configure nginx:
location /octomode {
auth_basic "This is a password protected area shared with a peer-to-peer network of trust.";
auth_basic_user_file /etc/apache2/.htpasswd;
}
</ore>