Install the apache2-utils package on your server by typing:
apt-get update && apt-get install apache2-utils
The first time we use this utility, we need to add the -c option to create the specified file. We specify a username (sammy in this example) at the end of the command to create a new entry within the file:
htpasswd -c /etc/nginx/.htpasswd sammy
You will be asked to supply and confirm a password for the user.
Leave out the -c argument for any additional users you wish to add:
Asks for password when trying to download from https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/file.png
location ^~ /wp-content/uploads/file.png { try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args; auth_basic "Restricted Content"; auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd; }
