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==== 6.2 Installing nginx ====

Next up, it’s time to install nginx &amp; everything necessary for us to have it ask for a username and a password to log in.

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<li><p>'''Install Nginx:'''</p>
<pre>sudo apt install nginx</pre></li>
<li><p>'''Run the following commands:'''</p>
<pre>sudo apt update
sudo apt install nginx -y</pre></li>
<li><p>'''Create a Self-Signed SSL Certificate'''
Generate the certificate:</p>
<pre>sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/ssl/private/nginx-selfsigned.key -out /etc/ssl/certs/nginx-selfsigned.crt</pre></li></ol>

<blockquote>'''Note:''' For the Common Name (CN), use your local domain (e.g., happycloud.home.arpa).
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<li><p>'''Create Strong Diffie-Hellman Group''', makes security and https better, because we totally need more security on a LAN connection nobody else will be able to connect to besides your kid who’s trying to troll you with</p>
<pre>sudo openssl dhparam -out /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem 2048</pre></li>
<li><p>'''Create Password File for Basic Auth'''
Install apache2-utils and create the password file:</p>
<pre>sudo apt install apache2-utils
sudo htpasswd -c /etc/nginx/.htpasswd your_username</pre></li>
<li><p>Replace your_username with your desired username.</p></li></ol>

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