Add configurable htpasswd location

README.md

@@ -32,23 +32,24 @@ Usage:
   rest-server [flags]
 
 Flags:
-      --append-only          enable append only mode
+      --append-only            enable append only mode
-      --cpu-profile string   write CPU profile to file
+      --cpu-profile string     write CPU profile to file
-      --debug                output debug messages
+      --debug                  output debug messages
-  -h, --help                 help for rest-server
+  -h, --help                   help for rest-server
-      --listen string        listen address (default ":8000")
+      --htpasswd-file string   location of .htpasswd file (default: "<data directory>/.htpasswd")
-      --log string           log HTTP requests in the combined log format
+      --listen string          listen address (default ":8000")
-      --max-size int         the maximum size of the repository in bytes
+      --log filename           write HTTP requests in the combined log format to the specified filename
-      --no-auth              disable .htpasswd authentication
+      --max-size int           the maximum size of the repository in bytes
-      --no-verify-upload     do not verify the integrity of uploaded data. DO NOT enable unless the rest-server runs on a very low-power device
+      --no-auth                disable .htpasswd authentication
-      --path string          data directory (default "/tmp/restic")
+      --no-verify-upload       do not verify the integrity of uploaded data. DO NOT enable unless the rest-server runs on a very low-power device
-      --private-repos        users can only access their private repo
+      --path string            data directory (default "/tmp/restic")
-      --prometheus           enable Prometheus metrics
+      --private-repos          users can only access their private repo
-      --prometheus-no-auth   disable auth for Prometheus /metrics endpoint
+      --prometheus             enable Prometheus metrics
-      --tls                  turn on TLS support
+      --prometheus-no-auth     disable auth for Prometheus /metrics endpoint
-      --tls-cert string      TLS certificate path
+      --tls                    turn on TLS support
-      --tls-key string       TLS key path
+      --tls-cert string        TLS certificate path
-  -v, --version              version for rest-server
+      --tls-key string         TLS key path
+  -v, --version                version for rest-server
 ```
 
 By default the server persists backup data in the OS temporary directory (`/tmp/restic` on Linux/BSD and others, in `%TEMP%\\restic` in Windows, etc). **If `rest-server` is launched using the default path, all backups will be lost**. To start the server with a custom persistence directory and with authentication disabled:
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ By default the server persists backup data in the OS temporary directory (`/tmp/
 rest-server --path /user/home/backup --no-auth
 ```
 
-To authenticate users (for access to the rest-server), the server supports using a `.htpasswd` file to specify users. You can create such a file at the root of the persistence directory by executing the following command (note that you need the `htpasswd` program from Apache's http-tools).  In order to append new user to the file, just omit the `-c` argument.  Only bcrypt and SHA encryption methods are supported, so use -B (very secure) or -s (insecure by today's standards) when adding/changing passwords.
+To authenticate users (for access to the rest-server), the server supports using a `.htpasswd` file to specify users. By default, the server looks for this file at the root of the persistence directory. You can create such a file by executing the following command (note that you need the `htpasswd` program from Apache's http-tools).  In order to append new user to the file, just omit the `-c` argument.  Only bcrypt and SHA encryption methods are supported, so use -B (very secure) or -s (insecure by today's standards) when adding/changing passwords.
 
 ```sh
 htpasswd -B -c .htpasswd username
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ Note that:
 
 - **contrary to the defaults** of `rest-server`, the persistent data volume is located to `/data`.
 - By default, the image uses authentication.  To turn it off, set environment variable `DISABLE_AUTHENTICATION` to any value.
+- By default, the image loads the `.htpasswd` file from the persistent data volume (i.e. from `/data/.htpasswd`). To change the location of this file, set the environment variable `PASSWORD_FILE` to the path of the `.htpasswd` file.
 - It's suggested to set a container name to more easily manage users (`--name` parameter to `docker run`).
 - You can set environment variable `OPTIONS` to any extra flags you'd like to pass to rest-server.
 

changelog/unreleased/issue-187

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Feature: Allow configurable location for .htpasswd file (in present tense)
+
+Added the ability for a user to change the location of the .htpasswd file with the --htpasswd-file argument.
+
+https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/187
+https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/188

cmd/rest-server/main.go

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func init() {
 	flags.StringVar(&server.TLSCert, "tls-cert", server.TLSCert, "TLS certificate path")
 	flags.StringVar(&server.TLSKey, "tls-key", server.TLSKey, "TLS key path")
 	flags.BoolVar(&server.NoAuth, "no-auth", server.NoAuth, "disable .htpasswd authentication")
+	flags.StringVar(&server.HtpasswdPath, "htpasswd-file", server.HtpasswdPath, "location of .htpasswd file (default: \"<data directory>/.htpasswd)\"")
 	flags.BoolVar(&server.NoVerifyUpload, "no-verify-upload", server.NoVerifyUpload,
 		"do not verify the integrity of uploaded data. DO NOT enable unless the rest-server runs on a very low-power device")
 	flags.BoolVar(&server.AppendOnly, "append-only", server.AppendOnly, "enable append only mode")

cmd/rest-server/main_test.go

@@ -100,6 +100,22 @@ func TestGetHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("NoAuth=true: expected no error, got %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// With NoAuth = true and custom .htpasswd
+	htpFile, err := ioutil.TempFile(dir, "custom")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err := os.Remove(htpFile.Name())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}()
+	_, err = getHandler(&restserver.Server{HtpasswdPath: htpFile.Name()})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("NoAuth=false with custom htpasswd: expected no error, got %v", err)
+	}
+
 	// Create .htpasswd
 	htpasswd := filepath.Join(dir, ".htpasswd")
 	err = ioutil.WriteFile(htpasswd, []byte(""), 0644)

docker/entrypoint.sh

@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
-exec rest-server --path "$DATA_DIRECTORY" $OPTIONS
+exec rest-server --path "$DATA_DIRECTORY" --htpasswd-file "$PASSWORD_FILE" $OPTIONS

handlers.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 // Server encapsulates the rest-server's settings and repo management logic
 type Server struct {
 	Path             string
+	HtpasswdPath     string
 	Listen           string
 	Log              string
 	CPUProfile       string

mux.go

@@ -60,10 +60,14 @@ func (s *Server) wrapMetricsAuth(f http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 func NewHandler(server *Server) (http.Handler, error) {
 	if !server.NoAuth {
 		var err error
-		server.htpasswdFile, err = NewHtpasswdFromFile(filepath.Join(server.Path, ".htpasswd"))
+		if server.HtpasswdPath == "" {
-		if err != nil {
+			server.HtpasswdPath = filepath.Join(server.Path, ".htpasswd")
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot load .htpasswd (use --no-auth to disable): %v", err)
 		}
+		server.htpasswdFile, err = NewHtpasswdFromFile(server.HtpasswdPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot load %s (use --no-auth to disable): %v", server.HtpasswdPath, err)
+		}
+		log.Printf("Loaded htpasswd file: %s", server.HtpasswdPath)
 	}
 
 	const GiB = 1024 * 1024 * 1024