Password protect a directory in nginx

date Sun, 23 Jun 2019 22:47:08 +0530

sudo apt-get install apache2-utils
sudo htpasswd -c /etc/nginx/.htpasswd vector
sudo vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/resoaxes.xyz
* create a new location block underneath the original to serve your protect directory
. . .
location /test {
        auth_basic "Restricted Access";
        auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
}
. . .

Error checking in nginx

date Sun, 23 Jun 2019 22:46:22 +0530

sudo cat /var/log/nginx/error.log

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