diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 9f57aad..1a65724 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -63,3 +63,6 @@ AWS_BUCKET=
 AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=false
 
 VITE_APP_NAME="${APP_NAME}"
+
+BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME=crawlshot
+BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD=shotcrawl
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/BasicAuthMiddleware.php b/app/Http/Middleware/BasicAuthMiddleware.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..778134a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/BasicAuthMiddleware.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
+
+class BasicAuthMiddleware
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure(\Illuminate\Http\Request): (\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response)  $next
+     */
+    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
+    {
+        // Skip auth check if not in production environment
+        if (! App::environment('production')) {
+            return $next($request);
+        }
+
+        $authenticationHasPassed = false;
+
+        if ($request->header('PHP_AUTH_USER', null) && $request->header('PHP_AUTH_PW', null)) {
+            $username = $request->header('PHP_AUTH_USER');
+            $password = $request->header('PHP_AUTH_PW');
+
+            if ($username === config('auth.basic_auth.username') && $password === config('auth.basic_auth.password')) {
+                $authenticationHasPassed = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($authenticationHasPassed === false) {
+            return response()->make('Invalid credentials.', 401, ['WWW-Authenticate' => 'Basic']);
+        }
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Providers/HorizonServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/HorizonServiceProvider.php
index 59599dc..7aad59d 100644
--- a/app/Providers/HorizonServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/HorizonServiceProvider.php
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ public function boot(): void
     protected function gate(): void
     {
         Gate::define('viewHorizon', function ($user = null) {
-            return in_array(optional($user)->email, [
-                //
-            ]);
+
+            return true;
+            // return in_array(optional($user)->email, [
+            //     //
+            // ]);
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/config/auth.php b/config/auth.php
index 7d1eb0d..eefcc01 100644
--- a/config/auth.php
+++ b/config/auth.php
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 return [
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Basic Auth
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Basic auth credentials for Laravel Horizon.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'basic_auth' => [
+        'username' => env('BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME'),
+        'password' => env('BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD'),
+    ],
+
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Authentication Defaults
diff --git a/config/horizon.php b/config/horizon.php
index 5101f6f..8a1067d 100644
--- a/config/horizon.php
+++ b/config/horizon.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
     'prefix' => env(
         'HORIZON_PREFIX',
-        Str::slug(env('APP_NAME', 'laravel'), '_').'_horizon:'
+        Str::slug(env('APP_NAME', 'laravel'), '_') . '_horizon:'
     ),
 
     /*
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     |
     */
 
-    'middleware' => ['web'],
+    'middleware' => ['web', App\Http\Middleware\BasicAuthMiddleware::class],
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------