# Installing plugins that require a username / password

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-plugins-that-require-a-username-password/105729>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 1, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-plugins-that-require-a-username-password/105729 "2007-06-01T21:31:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-plugins-that-require-a-username-password/105729/1 "2007-06-01T21:31:04Z")

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I have an SVN repository that is accessible via http, but it requires a  
username and password. Any idea how to install this plugin using a  
username and password?

Thanks for your help.

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**Author:** ![benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-plugins-that-require-a-username-password/105729/2 "2007-06-01T22:41:12Z")

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You just add the username and password in the standard URL format.

script/plugin install [http://username@hostname/path/to/svn/trunk/project](http://username@hostname/path/to/svn/trunk/project)  
-or-  
piston import [http://username@hostname/path/to/svn/trunk/project](http://username@hostname/path/to/svn/trunk/project)

and it will ask you for the password on the checkout…

On Jun 1, 9:31 am, Ben J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)