diff --git a/packages/analytics/package.json b/packages/analytics/package.json
index 53eda5a..d035121 100644
--- a/packages/analytics/package.json
+++ b/packages/analytics/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@linux-odyssey/models": "*",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "express-basic-auth": "^1.2.1",
     "express-handlebars": "^7.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/analytics/src/config.js b/packages/analytics/src/config.js
index 00e1afd..a50eb7e 100644
--- a/packages/analytics/src/config.js
+++ b/packages/analytics/src/config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
+function getOrFailed(key) {
+  if (!process.env[key]) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing required environment variable: ${key}`)
+  }
+  return process.env[key]
+}
+
 const config = {
   host: process.env.HOST || 'localhost',
   port: process.env.PORT || 3001,
   db: process.env.MONGO_URL || 'mongodb://localhost:27017/odyssey-test',
+  username: getOrFailed('USERNAME'),
+  password: getOrFailed('PASSWORD'),
 }
 
 config.baseUrl = process.env.BASE_URL || `http://${config.host}:${config.port}`
diff --git a/packages/analytics/src/index.js b/packages/analytics/src/index.js
index 6977ab0..581a28e 100644
--- a/packages/analytics/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/analytics/src/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import connectDB from '@linux-odyssey/models'
 import express from 'express'
 import { engine } from 'express-handlebars'
+import basicAuth from 'express-basic-auth'
 import config from './config.js'
 import router from './router.js'
 
@@ -13,6 +14,13 @@ async function main() {
   app.set('view engine', 'handlebars')
   app.set('views', './views')
 
+  app.use(
+    basicAuth({
+      users: { [config.username]: config.password },
+      challenge: true,
+      realm: 'Linux Odyssey Admin Dashboard',
+    })
+  )
   app.use(router)
   app.use(express.static('./public'))
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 19a6782..bd4e3ec 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1593,6 +1593,13 @@ base64url@3.x.x:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/base64url/-/base64url-3.0.1.tgz#6399d572e2bc3f90a9a8b22d5dbb0a32d33f788d"
   integrity sha512-ir1UPr3dkwexU7FdV8qBBbNDRUhMmIekYMFZfi+C/sLNnRESKPl23nB9b2pltqfOQNnGzsDdId90AEtG5tCx4A==
 
+basic-auth@^2.0.1:
+  version "2.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/basic-auth/-/basic-auth-2.0.1.tgz#b998279bf47ce38344b4f3cf916d4679bbf51e3a"
+  integrity sha512-NF+epuEdnUYVlGuhaxbbq+dvJttwLnGY+YixlXlME5KpQ5W3CnXA5cVTneY3SPbPDRkcjMbifrwmFYcClgOZeg==
+  dependencies:
+    safe-buffer "5.1.2"
+
 bcrypt-pbkdf@^1.0.0, bcrypt-pbkdf@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bcrypt-pbkdf/-/bcrypt-pbkdf-1.0.2.tgz#a4301d389b6a43f9b67ff3ca11a3f6637e360e9e"
@@ -2850,6 +2857,13 @@ expect@^29.6.1:
     jest-message-util "^29.6.1"
     jest-util "^29.6.1"
 
+express-basic-auth@^1.2.1:
+  version "1.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express-basic-auth/-/express-basic-auth-1.2.1.tgz#d31241c03a915dd55db7e5285573049cfcc36381"
+  integrity sha512-L6YQ1wQ/mNjVLAmK3AG1RK6VkokA1BIY6wmiH304Xtt/cLTps40EusZsU1Uop+v9lTDPxdtzbFmdXfFO3KEnwA==
+  dependencies:
+    basic-auth "^2.0.1"
+
 express-handlebars@^7.1.2:
   version "7.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express-handlebars/-/express-handlebars-7.1.2.tgz#2471673d11af46f496cba4098a705f0217232fda"
@@ -5581,6 +5595,11 @@ rxjs@^7.5.1:
   dependencies:
     tslib "^2.1.0"
 
+safe-buffer@5.1.2:
+  version "5.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.2.tgz#991ec69d296e0313747d59bdfd2b745c35f8828d"
+  integrity sha512-Gd2UZBJDkXlY7GbJxfsE8/nvKkUEU1G38c1siN6QP6a9PT9MmHB8GnpscSmMJSoF8LOIrt8ud/wPtojys4G6+g==
+
 safe-buffer@5.2.1, safe-buffer@^5.0.1, safe-buffer@^5.1.2, safe-buffer@~5.2.0:
   version "5.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.1.tgz#1eaf9fa9bdb1fdd4ec75f58f9cdb4e6b7827eec6"