Basic authentication in nginx

You’re gonna need a htpasswd file. doesnt matter where you put it really. I just leave it with all the other nginx stuff.

# cd /etc/nginx
# touch htpasswd

Here’s approximately what contents you’re shooting for.

john:$apr1$1234567890abcdef

So add your login first. Notice :.

# sh -c "echo -n 'john:' >> htpasswd"

Then generate a hash and add it.

# sh -c "openssl passwd -apr1 >> htpasswd"

OpenSSL will ask for a password

Password:
Verifying - Password:

Check your file contents:

# less htpasswd

Go to your nginx config then and specify the file you’ve just created.

location / {
   try_files $uri $uri.html $uri/ =404;

   auth_basic "Restricted Content";
   auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/htpasswd;
 }