Login fails behind nginx reverse proxy with basic auth
Duplicati login fails when placed behind an nginx reverse proxy that also requires basic authentication.
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3 public reports · first reported 16 July 2026 · last reported 18 July 2026
What's going wrong
Users running the backup server in a container behind nginx wanted two login layers, one from nginx basic authentication and one from the application.
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