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+#Source https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-basic-http-authentication-with-nginx-on-ubuntu-14-04
+
+##install
+#install apache2-utils
+apt-get install apache2-utils -y
+
+#create authentaction file 
+htpasswd -c /etc/nginx/.htpasswd <user>
+#You will be prompted for a password 
+
+##add this to nginx configuttion underneath the location 
+        auth_basic "Private Property";
+        auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
+        
+## reload nginx
+service nginx reload
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