1. add nginx 404 block for spammers and bots based on their user agent. 2. add HTTP basic auth (NGINX and Apache) to protect your site or selfhosted apps from those same spammers, bots and freeloaders (build)

1. add nginx 404 block for spammers and bots based on their user agent. 2. add HTTP basic auth (NGINX and Apache) to protect your site or selfhosted apps from those same spammers, bots and freeloaders
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 title: "Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx"
 date: 2024-09-05T16:58:04+03:00
 draft: false
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 My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.
 Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is `ln -s` linked to your `/etc/nginx/sites-enabled` (*it should be under the `listen 443` server block if you use certbot. Don't add it under `location` it should be on the same level as `listen [::]:443 ssl;`*)
 ```nginx
 if ($http_user_agent ~* "Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot") {
    return 404;
 }
 ```
 To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file `/var/log/nginx/access.log`. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim `G`, for nano - `Ctrl + End`)
 I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, [read more](https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html).
 ## A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication
 A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX's basic HTTP authentication, [read my guide](/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache).
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 ---
 title: "Restrict Unwanted Access With HTTP Basic Authentication - NGINX and Apache"
 date: 2024-09-05T17:05:07+03:00
 draft: false
 ---
 Here's how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system's (*or your vps'*) resources for yourself.
 The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith's tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.
 ## Create a username and password for authentication (*or more than 1 user*)
 First:
 ```bash
 sudo apt install apache2
 ```
 Then:
 ```bash
 sudo apt install apache2-utils
 ```
 Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:
 ```bash
 sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1
 ```
 You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.
 If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove `-c` from the command and change the name.
 ```bash
 sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2
 ```
 Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it's more secure that way).
 ## Add the `htpasswd` file to NGINX
 Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:
 ```bash
 nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/<yourFileHere>
 ```
 Add the following in the same `server` block and on the same level as `listen [::]:443 ssl;`:
 ```nginx
 auth_basic           "Administrator’s Area";
 auth_basic_user_file /etc/apache2/.htpasswd;
 ```
 Further readering [here](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/).
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 <div class="post-content"><p>My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.</p>
 <p>Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is <code>ln -s</code> linked to your <code>/etc/nginx/sites-enabled</code> (<em>it should be under the <code>listen 443</code> server block if you use certbot. Don&rsquo;t add it under <code>location</code> it should be on the same level as <code>listen [::]:443 ssl;</code></em>)</p>
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 <p>To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file <code>/var/log/nginx/access.log</code>. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim <code>G</code>, for nano - <code>Ctrl + End</code>)</p>
 <p>I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html">read more</a>.</p>
 <h2 id="a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication">A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication<a hidden class="anchor" aria-hidden="true" href="#a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication">#</a></h2>
 <p>A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, <a href="/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache">read my guide</a>.</p>
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 <div class="post-content"><p>Here&rsquo;s how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system&rsquo;s (<em>or your vps&rsquo;</em>) resources for yourself.</p>
 <p>The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.</p>
 <h2 id="create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user">Create a username and password for authentication (<em>or more than 1 user</em>)<a hidden class="anchor" aria-hidden="true" href="#create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user">#</a></h2>
 <p>First:</p>
  <div class="highlight">
  <pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo apt install apache2</span></span></code></pre></div>
 <p>Then:</p>
  <div class="highlight">
  <pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo apt install apache2-utils</span></span></code></pre></div>
 <p>Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:</p>
  <div class="highlight">
  <pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1</span></span></code></pre></div>
 <p>You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.</p>
 <p>If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove <code>-c</code> from the command and change the name.</p>
  <div class="highlight">
  <pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2</span></span></code></pre></div>
 <p>Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&rsquo;s more secure that way).</p>
 <h2 id="add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx">Add the <code>htpasswd</code> file to NGINX<a hidden class="anchor" aria-hidden="true" href="#add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx">#</a></h2>
 <p>Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:</p>
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  <pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&lt;yourFileHere&gt;</span></span></code></pre></div>
 <p>Add the following in the same <code>server</code> block and on the same level as <code>listen [::]:443 ssl;</code>:</p>
  <div class="highlight">
  <pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-nginx" data-lang="nginx"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#c678dd">auth_basic</span>           <span style="color:#98c379">&#34;Administrator’s</span> <span style="color:#98c379">Area&#34;</span>;
 </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#c678dd">auth_basic_user_file</span> <span style="color:#98c379">/etc/apache2/.htpasswd</span>;</span></span></code></pre></div>
 <p>Further readering <a href="https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/">here</a>.</p>
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 &lt;p&gt;The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&amp;rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user&#34;&gt;Create a username and password for authentication (&lt;em&gt;or more than 1 user&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then:&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove &lt;code&gt;-c&lt;/code&gt; from the command and change the name.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&amp;rsquo;s more secure that way).&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx&#34;&gt;Add the &lt;code&gt;htpasswd&lt;/code&gt; file to NGINX&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&amp;lt;yourFileHere&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Add the following in the same &lt;code&gt;server&lt;/code&gt; block and on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Administrator’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;Area&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic_user_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;/etc/apache2/.htpasswd&lt;/span&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Further readering &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/&#34;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 		<title>Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:58:04 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is &lt;code&gt;ln -s&lt;/code&gt; linked to your &lt;code&gt;/etc/nginx/sites-enabled&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;em&gt;it should be under the &lt;code&gt;listen 443&lt;/code&gt; server block if you use certbot. Don&amp;rsquo;t add it under &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; it should be on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#dcaeea&#34;&gt;$http_user_agent&lt;/span&gt; ~&lt;span style=&#34;color:#56b6c2&#34;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot&amp;#34;)&lt;/span&gt; {
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;    &lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#d19a66&#34;&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file &lt;code&gt;/var/log/nginx/access.log&lt;/code&gt;. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim &lt;code&gt;G&lt;/code&gt;, for nano - &lt;code&gt;Ctrl + End&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, &lt;a href=&#34;https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html&#34;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication&#34;&gt;A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&amp;rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, &lt;a href=&#34;https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache&#34;&gt;read my guide&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/neater-footnotes-in-hugo-using-the-details-html-tag/</link>
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 		<title>Restrict Unwanted Access With HTTP Basic Authentication - NGINX and Apache</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:05:07 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;rsquo;s how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system&amp;rsquo;s (&lt;em&gt;or your vps&amp;rsquo;&lt;/em&gt;) resources for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&amp;rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user&#34;&gt;Create a username and password for authentication (&lt;em&gt;or more than 1 user&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove &lt;code&gt;-c&lt;/code&gt; from the command and change the name.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&amp;rsquo;s more secure that way).&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx&#34;&gt;Add the &lt;code&gt;htpasswd&lt;/code&gt; file to NGINX&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&amp;lt;yourFileHere&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Add the following in the same &lt;code&gt;server&lt;/code&gt; block and on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Administrator’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;Area&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic_user_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;/etc/apache2/.htpasswd&lt;/span&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Further readering &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/&#34;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 		<title>Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:58:04 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is &lt;code&gt;ln -s&lt;/code&gt; linked to your &lt;code&gt;/etc/nginx/sites-enabled&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;em&gt;it should be under the &lt;code&gt;listen 443&lt;/code&gt; server block if you use certbot. Don&amp;rsquo;t add it under &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; it should be on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#dcaeea&#34;&gt;$http_user_agent&lt;/span&gt; ~&lt;span style=&#34;color:#56b6c2&#34;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot&amp;#34;)&lt;/span&gt; {
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;    &lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#d19a66&#34;&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file &lt;code&gt;/var/log/nginx/access.log&lt;/code&gt;. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim &lt;code&gt;G&lt;/code&gt;, for nano - &lt;code&gt;Ctrl + End&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, &lt;a href=&#34;https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html&#34;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication&#34;&gt;A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&amp;rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, &lt;a href=&#34;https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache&#34;&gt;read my guide&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 		<title>Restrict Unwanted Access With HTTP Basic Authentication - NGINX and Apache</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:05:07 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;rsquo;s how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system&amp;rsquo;s (&lt;em&gt;or your vps&amp;rsquo;&lt;/em&gt;) resources for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&amp;rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user&#34;&gt;Create a username and password for authentication (&lt;em&gt;or more than 1 user&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove &lt;code&gt;-c&lt;/code&gt; from the command and change the name.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&amp;rsquo;s more secure that way).&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx&#34;&gt;Add the &lt;code&gt;htpasswd&lt;/code&gt; file to NGINX&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&amp;lt;yourFileHere&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Add the following in the same &lt;code&gt;server&lt;/code&gt; block and on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Administrator’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;Area&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic_user_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;/etc/apache2/.htpasswd&lt;/span&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Further readering &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/&#34;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
 	</item>
 	<item>
 		<title>Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:58:04 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is &lt;code&gt;ln -s&lt;/code&gt; linked to your &lt;code&gt;/etc/nginx/sites-enabled&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;em&gt;it should be under the &lt;code&gt;listen 443&lt;/code&gt; server block if you use certbot. Don&amp;rsquo;t add it under &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; it should be on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#dcaeea&#34;&gt;$http_user_agent&lt;/span&gt; ~&lt;span style=&#34;color:#56b6c2&#34;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot&amp;#34;)&lt;/span&gt; {
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;    &lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#d19a66&#34;&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file &lt;code&gt;/var/log/nginx/access.log&lt;/code&gt;. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim &lt;code&gt;G&lt;/code&gt;, for nano - &lt;code&gt;Ctrl + End&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, &lt;a href=&#34;https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html&#34;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication&#34;&gt;A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&amp;rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, &lt;a href=&#34;https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache&#34;&gt;read my guide&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
 	</item>
 	<item>
 		<title>Neater Footnotes in Hugo Using the &lt;details&gt; HTML Tag</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/neater-footnotes-in-hugo-using-the-details-html-tag/</link>
--- a/public/library/index.xml
+++ b/public/library/index.xml
@ -9,6 +9,95 @@
        <atom:link href="https://vodoraslo.xyz/library/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
 	<item>
 		<title>Restrict Unwanted Access With HTTP Basic Authentication - NGINX and Apache</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:05:07 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;rsquo;s how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system&amp;rsquo;s (&lt;em&gt;or your vps&amp;rsquo;&lt;/em&gt;) resources for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&amp;rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user&#34;&gt;Create a username and password for authentication (&lt;em&gt;or more than 1 user&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove &lt;code&gt;-c&lt;/code&gt; from the command and change the name.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&amp;rsquo;s more secure that way).&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx&#34;&gt;Add the &lt;code&gt;htpasswd&lt;/code&gt; file to NGINX&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&amp;lt;yourFileHere&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Add the following in the same &lt;code&gt;server&lt;/code&gt; block and on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Administrator’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;Area&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic_user_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;/etc/apache2/.htpasswd&lt;/span&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Further readering &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/&#34;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
 	</item>
 	<item>
 		<title>Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:58:04 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is &lt;code&gt;ln -s&lt;/code&gt; linked to your &lt;code&gt;/etc/nginx/sites-enabled&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;em&gt;it should be under the &lt;code&gt;listen 443&lt;/code&gt; server block if you use certbot. Don&amp;rsquo;t add it under &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; it should be on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#dcaeea&#34;&gt;$http_user_agent&lt;/span&gt; ~&lt;span style=&#34;color:#56b6c2&#34;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot&amp;#34;)&lt;/span&gt; {
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;    &lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#d19a66&#34;&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file &lt;code&gt;/var/log/nginx/access.log&lt;/code&gt;. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim &lt;code&gt;G&lt;/code&gt;, for nano - &lt;code&gt;Ctrl + End&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, &lt;a href=&#34;https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html&#34;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication&#34;&gt;A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&amp;rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, &lt;a href=&#34;https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache&#34;&gt;read my guide&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
 	</item>
 	<item>
 		<title>Neater Footnotes in Hugo Using the &lt;details&gt; HTML Tag</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/neater-footnotes-in-hugo-using-the-details-html-tag/</link>
--- a/public/library/ted-kaczynski/index.xml
+++ b/public/library/ted-kaczynski/index.xml
@ -10,6 +10,95 @@
        <atom:link href="https://vodoraslo.xyz/library/ted-kaczynski/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
 	<item>
 		<title>Restrict Unwanted Access With HTTP Basic Authentication - NGINX and Apache</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:05:07 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;rsquo;s how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system&amp;rsquo;s (&lt;em&gt;or your vps&amp;rsquo;&lt;/em&gt;) resources for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&amp;rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user&#34;&gt;Create a username and password for authentication (&lt;em&gt;or more than 1 user&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove &lt;code&gt;-c&lt;/code&gt; from the command and change the name.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&amp;rsquo;s more secure that way).&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx&#34;&gt;Add the &lt;code&gt;htpasswd&lt;/code&gt; file to NGINX&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&amp;lt;yourFileHere&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Add the following in the same &lt;code&gt;server&lt;/code&gt; block and on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Administrator’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;Area&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic_user_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;/etc/apache2/.htpasswd&lt;/span&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Further readering &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/&#34;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
 	</item>
 	<item>
 		<title>Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:58:04 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is &lt;code&gt;ln -s&lt;/code&gt; linked to your &lt;code&gt;/etc/nginx/sites-enabled&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;em&gt;it should be under the &lt;code&gt;listen 443&lt;/code&gt; server block if you use certbot. Don&amp;rsquo;t add it under &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; it should be on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#dcaeea&#34;&gt;$http_user_agent&lt;/span&gt; ~&lt;span style=&#34;color:#56b6c2&#34;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot&amp;#34;)&lt;/span&gt; {
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;    &lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#d19a66&#34;&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file &lt;code&gt;/var/log/nginx/access.log&lt;/code&gt;. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim &lt;code&gt;G&lt;/code&gt;, for nano - &lt;code&gt;Ctrl + End&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, &lt;a href=&#34;https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html&#34;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication&#34;&gt;A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&amp;rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, &lt;a href=&#34;https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache&#34;&gt;read my guide&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
 	</item>
 	<item>
 		<title>Neater Footnotes in Hugo Using the &lt;details&gt; HTML Tag</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/neater-footnotes-in-hugo-using-the-details-html-tag/</link>
--- a/public/sitemap.xml
+++ b/public/sitemap.xml
@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
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 		<title>Restrict Unwanted Access With HTTP Basic Authentication - NGINX and Apache</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:05:07 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;rsquo;s how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system&amp;rsquo;s (&lt;em&gt;or your vps&amp;rsquo;&lt;/em&gt;) resources for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&amp;rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user&#34;&gt;Create a username and password for authentication (&lt;em&gt;or more than 1 user&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove &lt;code&gt;-c&lt;/code&gt; from the command and change the name.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&amp;rsquo;s more secure that way).&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx&#34;&gt;Add the &lt;code&gt;htpasswd&lt;/code&gt; file to NGINX&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&amp;lt;yourFileHere&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Add the following in the same &lt;code&gt;server&lt;/code&gt; block and on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Administrator’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;Area&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic_user_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;/etc/apache2/.htpasswd&lt;/span&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Further readering &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/&#34;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 		<title>Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:58:04 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is &lt;code&gt;ln -s&lt;/code&gt; linked to your &lt;code&gt;/etc/nginx/sites-enabled&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;em&gt;it should be under the &lt;code&gt;listen 443&lt;/code&gt; server block if you use certbot. Don&amp;rsquo;t add it under &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; it should be on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#dcaeea&#34;&gt;$http_user_agent&lt;/span&gt; ~&lt;span style=&#34;color:#56b6c2&#34;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot&amp;#34;)&lt;/span&gt; {
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;    &lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#d19a66&#34;&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file &lt;code&gt;/var/log/nginx/access.log&lt;/code&gt;. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim &lt;code&gt;G&lt;/code&gt;, for nano - &lt;code&gt;Ctrl + End&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, &lt;a href=&#34;https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html&#34;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication&#34;&gt;A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&amp;rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, &lt;a href=&#34;https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache&#34;&gt;read my guide&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
 	</item>
 	<item>
 		<title>Neater Footnotes in Hugo Using the &lt;details&gt; HTML Tag</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/neater-footnotes-in-hugo-using-the-details-html-tag/</link>
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 		<title>Restrict Unwanted Access With HTTP Basic Authentication - NGINX and Apache</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:05:07 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;rsquo;s how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system&amp;rsquo;s (&lt;em&gt;or your vps&amp;rsquo;&lt;/em&gt;) resources for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&amp;rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user&#34;&gt;Create a username and password for authentication (&lt;em&gt;or more than 1 user&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove &lt;code&gt;-c&lt;/code&gt; from the command and change the name.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&amp;rsquo;s more secure that way).&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx&#34;&gt;Add the &lt;code&gt;htpasswd&lt;/code&gt; file to NGINX&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&amp;lt;yourFileHere&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Add the following in the same &lt;code&gt;server&lt;/code&gt; block and on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Administrator’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;Area&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic_user_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;/etc/apache2/.htpasswd&lt;/span&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Further readering &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/&#34;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
 	</item>
 	<item>
 		<title>Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:58:04 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is &lt;code&gt;ln -s&lt;/code&gt; linked to your &lt;code&gt;/etc/nginx/sites-enabled&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;em&gt;it should be under the &lt;code&gt;listen 443&lt;/code&gt; server block if you use certbot. Don&amp;rsquo;t add it under &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; it should be on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#dcaeea&#34;&gt;$http_user_agent&lt;/span&gt; ~&lt;span style=&#34;color:#56b6c2&#34;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot&amp;#34;)&lt;/span&gt; {
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;    &lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#d19a66&#34;&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file &lt;code&gt;/var/log/nginx/access.log&lt;/code&gt;. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim &lt;code&gt;G&lt;/code&gt;, for nano - &lt;code&gt;Ctrl + End&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, &lt;a href=&#34;https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html&#34;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication&#34;&gt;A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&amp;rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, &lt;a href=&#34;https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache&#34;&gt;read my guide&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
 	</item>
 	<item>
 		<title>Neater Footnotes in Hugo Using the &lt;details&gt; HTML Tag</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/neater-footnotes-in-hugo-using-the-details-html-tag/</link>
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 		<title>Restrict Unwanted Access With HTTP Basic Authentication - NGINX and Apache</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:05:07 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;rsquo;s how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system&amp;rsquo;s (&lt;em&gt;or your vps&amp;rsquo;&lt;/em&gt;) resources for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&amp;rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user&#34;&gt;Create a username and password for authentication (&lt;em&gt;or more than 1 user&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove &lt;code&gt;-c&lt;/code&gt; from the command and change the name.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&amp;rsquo;s more secure that way).&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx&#34;&gt;Add the &lt;code&gt;htpasswd&lt;/code&gt; file to NGINX&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&amp;lt;yourFileHere&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Add the following in the same &lt;code&gt;server&lt;/code&gt; block and on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Administrator’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;Area&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic_user_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;/etc/apache2/.htpasswd&lt;/span&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Further readering &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/&#34;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 	<item>
 		<title>Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:58:04 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is &lt;code&gt;ln -s&lt;/code&gt; linked to your &lt;code&gt;/etc/nginx/sites-enabled&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;em&gt;it should be under the &lt;code&gt;listen 443&lt;/code&gt; server block if you use certbot. Don&amp;rsquo;t add it under &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; it should be on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#dcaeea&#34;&gt;$http_user_agent&lt;/span&gt; ~&lt;span style=&#34;color:#56b6c2&#34;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot&amp;#34;)&lt;/span&gt; {
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;    &lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#d19a66&#34;&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file &lt;code&gt;/var/log/nginx/access.log&lt;/code&gt;. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim &lt;code&gt;G&lt;/code&gt;, for nano - &lt;code&gt;Ctrl + End&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, &lt;a href=&#34;https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html&#34;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication&#34;&gt;A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&amp;rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, &lt;a href=&#34;https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache&#34;&gt;read my guide&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
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 	<item>
 		<title>Neater Footnotes in Hugo Using the &lt;details&gt; HTML Tag</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/neater-footnotes-in-hugo-using-the-details-html-tag/</link>
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 		<title>Restrict Unwanted Access With HTTP Basic Authentication - NGINX and Apache</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:05:07 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;rsquo;s how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system&amp;rsquo;s (&lt;em&gt;or your vps&amp;rsquo;&lt;/em&gt;) resources for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&amp;rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user&#34;&gt;Create a username and password for authentication (&lt;em&gt;or more than 1 user&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove &lt;code&gt;-c&lt;/code&gt; from the command and change the name.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&amp;rsquo;s more secure that way).&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx&#34;&gt;Add the &lt;code&gt;htpasswd&lt;/code&gt; file to NGINX&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&amp;lt;yourFileHere&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Add the following in the same &lt;code&gt;server&lt;/code&gt; block and on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Administrator’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;Area&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic_user_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;/etc/apache2/.htpasswd&lt;/span&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Further readering &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/&#34;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 	</item>
 	<item>
 		<title>Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:58:04 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is &lt;code&gt;ln -s&lt;/code&gt; linked to your &lt;code&gt;/etc/nginx/sites-enabled&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;em&gt;it should be under the &lt;code&gt;listen 443&lt;/code&gt; server block if you use certbot. Don&amp;rsquo;t add it under &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; it should be on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#dcaeea&#34;&gt;$http_user_agent&lt;/span&gt; ~&lt;span style=&#34;color:#56b6c2&#34;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot&amp;#34;)&lt;/span&gt; {
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;    &lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#d19a66&#34;&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file &lt;code&gt;/var/log/nginx/access.log&lt;/code&gt;. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim &lt;code&gt;G&lt;/code&gt;, for nano - &lt;code&gt;Ctrl + End&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, &lt;a href=&#34;https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html&#34;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication&#34;&gt;A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&amp;rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, &lt;a href=&#34;https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache&#34;&gt;read my guide&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
 	</item>
 	<item>
 		<title>Neater Footnotes in Hugo Using the &lt;details&gt; HTML Tag</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/neater-footnotes-in-hugo-using-the-details-html-tag/</link>
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        <atom:link href="https://vodoraslo.xyz/tags/personal/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
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 		<title>Restrict Unwanted Access With HTTP Basic Authentication - NGINX and Apache</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:05:07 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;rsquo;s how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system&amp;rsquo;s (&lt;em&gt;or your vps&amp;rsquo;&lt;/em&gt;) resources for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&amp;rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user&#34;&gt;Create a username and password for authentication (&lt;em&gt;or more than 1 user&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove &lt;code&gt;-c&lt;/code&gt; from the command and change the name.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&amp;rsquo;s more secure that way).&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx&#34;&gt;Add the &lt;code&gt;htpasswd&lt;/code&gt; file to NGINX&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&amp;lt;yourFileHere&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Add the following in the same &lt;code&gt;server&lt;/code&gt; block and on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Administrator’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;Area&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic_user_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;/etc/apache2/.htpasswd&lt;/span&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Further readering &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/&#34;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
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 	<item>
 		<title>Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:58:04 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is &lt;code&gt;ln -s&lt;/code&gt; linked to your &lt;code&gt;/etc/nginx/sites-enabled&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;em&gt;it should be under the &lt;code&gt;listen 443&lt;/code&gt; server block if you use certbot. Don&amp;rsquo;t add it under &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; it should be on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#dcaeea&#34;&gt;$http_user_agent&lt;/span&gt; ~&lt;span style=&#34;color:#56b6c2&#34;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot&amp;#34;)&lt;/span&gt; {
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;    &lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#d19a66&#34;&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file &lt;code&gt;/var/log/nginx/access.log&lt;/code&gt;. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim &lt;code&gt;G&lt;/code&gt;, for nano - &lt;code&gt;Ctrl + End&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, &lt;a href=&#34;https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html&#34;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication&#34;&gt;A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&amp;rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, &lt;a href=&#34;https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache&#34;&gt;read my guide&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
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 	<item>
 		<title>Neater Footnotes in Hugo Using the &lt;details&gt; HTML Tag</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/neater-footnotes-in-hugo-using-the-details-html-tag/</link>
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 		<title>Restrict Unwanted Access With HTTP Basic Authentication - NGINX and Apache</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:05:07 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;rsquo;s how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system&amp;rsquo;s (&lt;em&gt;or your vps&amp;rsquo;&lt;/em&gt;) resources for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&amp;rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user&#34;&gt;Create a username and password for authentication (&lt;em&gt;or more than 1 user&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove &lt;code&gt;-c&lt;/code&gt; from the command and change the name.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&amp;rsquo;s more secure that way).&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx&#34;&gt;Add the &lt;code&gt;htpasswd&lt;/code&gt; file to NGINX&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&amp;lt;yourFileHere&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Add the following in the same &lt;code&gt;server&lt;/code&gt; block and on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Administrator’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;Area&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic_user_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;/etc/apache2/.htpasswd&lt;/span&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Further readering &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/&#34;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 		<title>Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:58:04 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is &lt;code&gt;ln -s&lt;/code&gt; linked to your &lt;code&gt;/etc/nginx/sites-enabled&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;em&gt;it should be under the &lt;code&gt;listen 443&lt;/code&gt; server block if you use certbot. Don&amp;rsquo;t add it under &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; it should be on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#dcaeea&#34;&gt;$http_user_agent&lt;/span&gt; ~&lt;span style=&#34;color:#56b6c2&#34;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot&amp;#34;)&lt;/span&gt; {
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;    &lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#d19a66&#34;&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file &lt;code&gt;/var/log/nginx/access.log&lt;/code&gt;. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim &lt;code&gt;G&lt;/code&gt;, for nano - &lt;code&gt;Ctrl + End&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, &lt;a href=&#34;https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html&#34;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication&#34;&gt;A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&amp;rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, &lt;a href=&#34;https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache&#34;&gt;read my guide&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 		<title>Neater Footnotes in Hugo Using the &lt;details&gt; HTML Tag</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/neater-footnotes-in-hugo-using-the-details-html-tag/</link>
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 		<title>Restrict Unwanted Access With HTTP Basic Authentication - NGINX and Apache</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:05:07 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;rsquo;s how to only allow authenticated users to view your websites - great way to boot freeloaders and guarantee your system&amp;rsquo;s (&lt;em&gt;or your vps&amp;rsquo;&lt;/em&gt;) resources for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The guide is meant for debian but can be easily adapted to suit your needs. I assume you have followed Luke Smith&amp;rsquo;s tutorial and have NGINX running with certbot for certificates.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;create-a-username-and-password-for-authentication-or-more-than-1-user&#34;&gt;Create a username and password for authentication (&lt;em&gt;or more than 1 user&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo apt install apache2-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Create a username you wish to authenticate with the following comnmand:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You will be prompted to provide a password, feel free to generate a secure 32+ character one and save it in your password manager of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;If you wish to create multiple other users simply remove &lt;code&gt;-c&lt;/code&gt; from the command and change the name.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd admin2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Then provide a new password (the same password can also work but it&amp;rsquo;s more secure that way).&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;add-the-htpasswd-file-to-nginx&#34;&gt;Add the &lt;code&gt;htpasswd&lt;/code&gt; file to NGINX&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Navigate to the NGINX configuration file you wish to protect:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-bash&#34; data-lang=&#34;bash&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/&amp;lt;yourFileHere&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Add the following in the same &lt;code&gt;server&lt;/code&gt; block and on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Administrator’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;Area&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;auth_basic_user_file&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;/etc/apache2/.htpasswd&lt;/span&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Further readering &lt;a href=&#34;https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/&#34;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 		<title>Block and Filter Spam Requests With User-Agents in Nginx</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</link>
 		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:58:04 +0300</pubDate>
 		<guid>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/block-and-filter-spam-requests-with-user-agents-in-nginx/</guid>
 		<description>&lt;p&gt;My server has been getting bussyblasted by spam requests from bots and other subhumans and I figured out a way to block them with NGINX.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Adapt the following for your use case and simply place it in every nginx.conf that is &lt;code&gt;ln -s&lt;/code&gt; linked to your &lt;code&gt;/etc/nginx/sites-enabled&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;em&gt;it should be under the &lt;code&gt;listen 443&lt;/code&gt; server block if you use certbot. Don&amp;rsquo;t add it under &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; it should be on the same level as &lt;code&gt;listen [::]:443 ssl;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;
  &lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; class=&#34;chroma&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-nginx&#34; data-lang=&#34;nginx&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;if&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#dcaeea&#34;&gt;$http_user_agent&lt;/span&gt; ~&lt;span style=&#34;color:#56b6c2&#34;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#98c379&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Amazonbot|facebookexternalhit|meta-externalagent|ClaudeBot&amp;#34;)&lt;/span&gt; {
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;    &lt;span style=&#34;color:#c678dd&#34;&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#d19a66&#34;&gt;404&lt;/span&gt;;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;To see what kind of requests are being made you can check out the following NGINX file &lt;code&gt;/var/log/nginx/access.log&lt;/code&gt;. Scroll all the way down (if you use vim &lt;code&gt;G&lt;/code&gt;, for nano - &lt;code&gt;Ctrl + End&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;I adapted this guide from this fella over here who blocked all Apple devices on his VPS, &lt;a href=&#34;https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084213/https://swindlesmccoop.xyz/blog/blockapple.html&#34;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;h2 id=&#34;a-better-alternative---basic-http-authentication&#34;&gt;A better alternative - Basic HTTP Authentication&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;A better way of blocking unwated access to your website is to use apache2 + NGINX&amp;rsquo;s basic HTTP authentication, &lt;a href=&#34;https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/restrict-unwanted-access-with-http-basic-auth-nginx-and-apache&#34;&gt;read my guide&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 		<title>Neater Footnotes in Hugo Using the &lt;details&gt; HTML Tag</title>
 		<link>https://vodoraslo.xyz/articles/blog/neater-footnotes-in-hugo-using-the-details-html-tag/</link>
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kurets	f16bea329c	1. add nginx 404 block for spammers and bots based on their user agent. 2. add HTTP basic auth (NGINX and Apache) to protect your site or selfhosted apps from those same spammers, bots and freeloaders (build)	2024-09-05 17:24:19 +03:00
kurets	efb361a51e	1. add nginx 404 block for spammers and bots based on their user agent. 2. add HTTP basic auth (NGINX and Apache) to protect your site or selfhosted apps from those same spammers, bots and freeloaders	2024-09-05 17:22:43 +03:00