Protecting Folders with Nginx

protecting_folders_with_nginx

//Creating .htpasswd
htpasswd -c /var/www/html/admin/.htpasswd username

//Setting up Nginx
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name domain.com www.domain.com;
 
    location / { 
        # your normal content
    }
 
    location /admin {
        auth_basic "Administrator Login";
        auth_basic_user_file /var/www/html/admin/.htpasswd;
    }
 
    #!!! IMPORTANT !!! We need to hide the password file from prying eyes
    # This will deny access to any hidden file (beginning with a .period)
    location ~ /\. { deny  all; }
}