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Password protected areas are possible with our webhosting, although please note we do not support Let's Encrypt certificates for password protected areas/subdomains.
==Password protected areas are possible with our webhosting.==


You can password protect any part of your web site by creating a file called password.txt in any directory.
You can password protect any part of your web site by creating a file called password.txt in any directory.
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You can download an example password.txt file, but remember to change the password and the username! [[File:password.txt.zip]] (unzip the file too!)
You can download an example password.txt file, but remember to change the password and the username! [[File:password.txt.zip]] (unzip the file too!)

===Password protection and HTTPS===

Password protection currently breaks Let's Encrypt certificates for protected subdomains. However, a password protected directory should still be accessible from a higher level. For example, protected.example.com wouldn't get a certificate, but could still be accessible over HTTPS via example.com/protected/.



==Other Webhosting pages==
==Other Webhosting pages==
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