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Asked: 2026-06-18T06:58:43+00:00

I recently started running my own linux (Ubuntu) web server from home and have

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I recently started running my own linux (Ubuntu) web server from home and have had no problems thus far. I am running the server through a home wireless router and the IP Address of the server is XXX.XXX.1.7

I have stored some files XXX.XXX.1.7/myFiles/Data and I can see all the files without having to FTP through fileZilla

When I run the server from outside my home network, I simply enter my IP Address as myIP#.XXX/myFiles/Data

Here is the problem, I don’t want others to be able to access my server files from outside my home network without permission but I do want them to be able to access the website, just not myFiles… How can I make it ask for a password or perhaps block everyone seeing those files without proper permission?

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  1. Editorial Team

    If your using Apache you can do it with .htaccess

    Simple Google search I found a article how to do it. You can add multiple users and at a later time you don’t wan’t the person to have access you can remove their user and password.

    http://www.htaccesstools.com/articles/password-protection/

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