Put a Password on a Staging Site Before the Client Sees It

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Full tutorial with screenshots: https://blog.light-cloud.com/tutorials/password-protect-a-staging-site

Password-protect a staging site on Light Cloud: a branch gets its own environment and URL, a password in the Security tab locks it at the edge, and production stays public. No code, no .htaccess, no auth middleware.

Level: Beginner · Time: about 5 minutes · Plan: Free · Stack: Git branches, Password protection

Steps

• Step 1: Push a staging branch
• Step 2: Set the password
• Step 3: Check it from the outside

Source code: https://github.com/light-cloud-com/tutorial-react-website
Live demo: https://staging-tutorial-react-website-examples.light-cloud.io

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