Nginx restrict access to directory?

Kaz Wolfe · May 16, 2018

I am moving a server to Nginx but I am new to it. Can you guide me how to restrict access to directory and sub directories?
I want to set a configuration to restrict access on /images and files in it. How can I do this?

hostens · May 16, 2018

In order to make a restriction, you can try "deny all" and deny the access into a specific directory. An example can be found here.

This should be done in the nginx configuration file.

VirtuBox · May 17, 2018

Kaz Wolfe said:
I am moving a server to Nginx but I am new to it. Can you guide me how to restrict access to directory and sub directories?
I want to set a configuration to restrict access on /images and files in it. How can I do this?

Hello,
do you want to protect a folder with a login/password or you want to deny access to this folder ?

For a login/password protection, you can use htpasswd. To create your htpassword, you can use the following commands :

Bash:

#  replace "yourpassword"  to encrypt password with openssl,
ENCRYPTEDPASS=$(openssl passwd yourpassword)

# replace "youruser" with the username of your choice to create your htpasswd file
echo "youruser:$ENCRYPTEDPASS" > /etc/nginx/htpasswd

Then to protect a folder, add the following code in your nginx vhost :

Bash:

location /images {
satisfy any;
auth_basic "Restricted Area";
auth_basic_user_file htpasswd;
deny all; 
}

It will be the same to deny access on this folder, but in this case just set

Code:

 location /images { deny all; }

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