# Basic Auth

Source: https://docs.sliplane.io/guides/basic-auth

Secure your apps with basic auth

Add a browser username/password prompt by running your HTTP service privately behind a basic-auth proxy.

## Prerequisites

* A Sliplane account
* A **private** HTTP service that you want to secure with basic auth

## Setup

1. Fork the [basic-auth-proxy](https://github.com/sliplane/basic-auth-proxy) repository

2. Give Sliplane access to your forked repository

3. Set the healthcheck to /health

4. Set the following environment variables:

   ```
   PORT=8080
   HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USER=yourusername
   HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD=yourpassword
   PRIVATE_WEBSITE_URL=the-url-of-your-private-service, including protocol and port
   ```

   You can find the private website URL by clicking on the service in the Sliplane dashboard and looking at the URL field.

5. Deploy the service

![Basic authentication deployment settings in Sliplane](/_next/static/media/deployment.5d2feeda.webp)

Open the proxy’s public URL and sign in with the configured username and password.