How do I use .htaccess to block an IP address in Lightsail?

Resolution

Locate the .htaccess file. Its default location for most applications is /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/htaccess/your-application-htaccess.conf. For more information about .htaccess file locations, see Understand default .htaccess file configuration on the Bitnami website.

To block an IP address from your Bitnami application, complete the following steps:

1. Edit the access configuration file:

   vi /opt/bitnami/apache2/conf/vhosts/wordpress-https-vhost.conf

2. Change AllowOverride from None to All. If AllowOverride is already set to All, then proceed to step 3:

   ...  
   AllowOverride All  
   ...

   Note: Replace example-application with your application name.

3. Edit the .htaccess file:

   sudo vi /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/htaccess/example-application-htaccess.conf

   Note: Replace example-application with your application name.

4. Create a rule to block the IP address:

   order deny,allow  
   deny from example-ip-address

   Note: Replace example-application with your application name and example-ip-address with the IP address that you want to block.

5. Restart Apache:

   sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart apache

6. Verify Apache status:

   sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh status apache