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docs: document pepppermint.json blocking in lighttpd

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4. See the [Configuring](06-Configuration.html) section for information on how to customise your installation, including the default login credentials.
5. Ensure you configure your web server to block access to `peppermint.json`, as this contains all your account details (including your hashed password!)
### Blocking access to pepppermint.json
#### Nginx
For those running Nginx, this configuration snippet should block access to `peppermint.json`:
```nginx
@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ location /peppermint.json {
}
```
#### Apache
If you are running Apache, then the following configuration snippet should block access to `peppermint.json` (credit: [@viradpt](https://github.com/sbrl/Pepperminty-Wiki/issues/224#issuecomment-912683114)):
```htaccess
@ -38,6 +42,22 @@ If you are running Apache, then the following configuration snippet should block
</Files>
```
#### Lighttpd
If you're running lighttpd, then you need to load the `mod_access` module:
```lighttpd
server.modules += ( "mod_access" )
```
If you already have a `server.modules` directive, simply add `mod_access` to the list if you haven't already. Then, just block access like so:
```lighttpd
$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/peppermint.json" {
url.access-deny = ("")
}
```
#### Microsoft IIS
For those running IIS, the following will grant the appropriate read and write permissions to the IIS_IUSRS group, and prevent the peppermint.json file from being retrieved.
Open an elevated (administrator) Command Prompt and run the following.
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ENDLOCAL
```
#### Other web servers
If you aren't running any of these web servers and have a configuration snippet to share for your web server, please [open an issue](https://github.com/sbrl/Pepperminty-Wiki/issues/new) to get in touch - and then we can add your configuration snippet to improve this documentation for everyone.