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Asked: 2026-05-27T03:39:29+00:00

I need to deny access to the whole site for everyone except some IPs.

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I need to deny access to the whole site for everyone except some IPs.
Also, I need to permit access to one folder of site for everyone:

Options +FollowSymLinks
Options +Indexes
RewriteEngine on

# Allow access only for devs
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !10.10.10.10 [NC] # First dev id
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !11.11.11.11 [NC] # Second dev id

# Allow direct access to files
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

# Redirecting guests
RewriteRule (.*) /coming/soon/index.html [R=307]

# But where to place this condition?
RewriteRule ^/?preview/?$ /preview/index.html [NC]


# Other rules for main site structure
# ...

So, I need the whole site loading only for devs. Other users (guests) will see the /coming/soon/ page
And also guests are allowed to see /preview/ page of the site.

How to do this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    If your /preview/ rewrite is suitable for all users and does not depend on subsequent rewrite rules, the simplest way is to put this RewriteRule first with the [L] flag, so that subsequent rewrites will not be applied.

    Otherwise, exceptions for RewriteRule may be specified as RewriteCond matching with %{REQUEST_URI}:

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/?preview/?$ [NC]

    Also note that your suggested rule would rewrite both /preview and /preview/ into /preview/index.html, and the first of these rewrites may break relative links unless a redirect is performed.

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