How to Set Up Password Authentication with Apache2 You can protect a specific directory on your Apache web server by requiring users to log in with a username and password. This is useful for restricting access to internal tools like MapStruct, admin panels, private pages, or staging environments.

Prerequisites Apache2 is installed and running

You have terminal (SSH) access to the server

The directory you want to protect already exists (e.g., /var/www/html/map)