Is there an alternative to .htaccess for GitHub Pages?

.htaccess, github, github-pages

Solution

Although you can't use `.htaccess` or `.conf`, Github has instructions on how to use the Jekyll Redirect From plugin.

https://help.github.com/articles/redirects-on-github-pages/

The page above no longer has any mention of the plugin. The direct link to the jekyll-redirect-from plugin GitHub repo is https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll-redirect-from

Problem

I understand that `.htaccess` is not supported by GitHub Pages. Is there an alternative for password-protecting particular directories for websites hosted by GitHub Pages?

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