====== Basic authentication in NGINX ======

[[https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/|NGINX documentation]]

In Yetti the authentication is done in the LXC container.
 
==== Steps: ====

* ''sudo apt install apache2-utils'' -- not necessary to use this command, there are alternatives

* ''sudo htpasswd -c /etc/nginx/.htpasswd user1'' -- create user with login user1
 
* Inside /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/config either in /location or outside to protect the whole site.
<code>auth_basic "Administrator's Area";  

auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
</code>

==== Issues ====

* 503 Forbidden error even after inputting correct login&password most likely means .htpasswd file is misplaced. Check ''tail -f /var/log/nginx/error.log'' to find where NGINX is trying to find it, and put the file there.