How do I password protect a subdirectory of a Harp.js app

Question

How do I password protect a subdirectory in a Harp site (running under Node)?

I want something like basic auth but for a single folder, not the whole site.

Answer 1

If you're using Harp through command line, by running harp server then you can't because then it's just a static file server and you can't do any server-side coding.

You'll have to switch to Express (here's how to use BasicAuth with it). You can still use Harp (as a static server, like you were using it before) from within Express (as a middleware). Or you can just use Express static