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mod_pubsub_serverinfo: Include hostname in default pubsub node name This change ensures that every host publishes to a unique node by default, which is important when publishing info about multiple hosts. The old default node name was "serverinfo" The new default node name is in the format "serverinfo/example.com" where example.com is automatically replaced by the publishing host's name. This affects existing deployments in the following ways: - If you already configured pubsub_serverinfo_node explicitly in your config, then nothing will change, your current configuration will still be used. - If you did not specify it in your config (i.e. used the default) then the module will switch to publishing to the new node. If your configuration is correct this shouldn't be noticed, because the new node will automatically be created and configured by the module. If you want, you can clean up the old 'serverinfo' node using: prosodyctl shell pubsub delete_node pubsub.example.com serverinfo
author Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com>
date Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:40:30 +0000
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labels:
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summary: Enforces HTTP Basic authentication across all HTTP endpoints served by Prosody
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# mod_http_authentication

This module enforces HTTP Basic authentication across all HTTP endpoints served by Prosody.

## Configuration

  Name                               Default                           Description
  ---------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  http\_credentials                  "minddistrict:secretpassword"     The credentials that HTTP clients must provide to access the HTTP interface. Should be a string with the syntax "username:password".
  unauthenticated\_http\_endpoints   { "/http-bind", "/http-bind/" }   A list of paths that should be excluded from authentication.

## Usage

This is a global module, so should be added to the global `modules_enabled` option in your config file. It applies to all HTTP virtual hosts.

## Compatibility

The module use a new API in Prosody 0.10 and will not work with older
versions.

## Details

By Kim Alvefur \<zash@zash.se\>