diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/defaults/main.yml
index 96167761..d4844a8e 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/defaults/main.yml
@@ -41,14 +41,13 @@ matrix_bot_buscarron_container_network: matrix-bot-buscarron
 # Use this to expose this container to another reverse proxy, which runs in a different container network.
 matrix_bot_buscarron_container_additional_networks: []
 
-# enable basic auth for metrics
-matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_enabled: false
-# temporary file name on the host that runs ansible
-matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_file: "/tmp/matrix_bot_buscarron_htpasswd"
-# username
-matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_user: ''
-# password
-matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_password: ''
+# /metrics login
+matrix_bot_buscarron_metrics_login: ''
+# /metrics password
+matrix_bot_buscarron_metrics_password: ''
+# /metrics allowed ips
+matrix_bot_buscarron_metrics_ips: []
+
 
 # matrix_bot_buscarron_container_labels_traefik_enabled controls whether labels to assist a Traefik reverse-proxy will be attached to the container.
 # See `../templates/labels.j2` for details.
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/tasks/setup_install.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/tasks/setup_install.yml
index 0559efec..1c2c62e1 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/tasks/setup_install.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/tasks/setup_install.yml
@@ -40,21 +40,6 @@
     - {path: "{{ matrix_bot_buscarron_docker_src_files_path }}", when: true}
   when: "item.when | bool"
 
-- name: Determine basicauth filename
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_file_tmp: "{{ matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_file }}_{{ inventory_hostname }}"
-  when: matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_enabled | bool
-
-- name: Generate basic auth file
-  community.general.htpasswd:
-    path: "{{ matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_file }}"
-    name: "{{ matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_user }}"
-    password: "{{ matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_password }}"
-    mode: 0640
-  become: false
-  delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
-  when: matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_enabled | bool
-
 - name: Ensure buscarron support files installed
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/{{ item }}.j2"
@@ -66,14 +51,6 @@
     - env
     - labels
 
-- name: Ensure temporary basic auth file is removed
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_file }}"
-    state: absent
-  become: false
-  delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
-  when: matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_enabled | bool
-
 - name: Ensure buscarron image is pulled
   community.docker.docker_image:
     name: "{{ matrix_bot_buscarron_docker_image }}"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/templates/env.j2 b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/templates/env.j2
index 80ddd38c..1f71802a 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/templates/env.j2
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/templates/env.j2
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ BUSCARRON_PM_REPLYTO={{ matrix_bot_buscarron_pm_replyto }}
 BUSCARRON_SMTP_FROM={{ matrix_bot_buscarron_smtp_from }}
 BUSCARRON_SMTP_VALIDATION={{ matrix_bot_buscarron_smtp_validation }}
 BUSCARRON_NOENCRYPTION={{ matrix_bot_buscarron_noencryption }}
+BUSCARRON_METRICS_LOGIN={{ matrix_bot_buscarron_metrics_login }}
+BUSCARRON_METRICS_PASSWORD={{ matrix_bot_buscarron_metrics_password }}
+BUSCARRON_METRICS_IPS={{ matrix_bot_buscarron_metrics_ips|default([])|join(" ") }}
 {% set forms = [] %}
 {% for form in matrix_bot_buscarron_forms -%}{{- forms.append(form.name) -}}
 BUSCARRON_{{ form.name|upper }}_ROOM={{ form.room|default('') }}
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/templates/labels.j2 b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/templates/labels.j2
index 6a1ead33..9150a44b 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/templates/labels.j2
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-buscarron/templates/labels.j2
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ traefik.http.middlewares.matrix-bot-buscarron-strip-prefix.stripprefix.prefixes=
 {% set middlewares = middlewares + ['matrix-bot-buscarron-strip-prefix'] %}
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_enabled %}
-traefik.http.middlewares.matrix-bot-buscarron-auth.basicauth.users={{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', matrix_bot_buscarron_basicauth_file) }}
-{% set middlewares_metrics = middlewares + ['matrix-bot-buscarron-auth'] %}
-{% endif %}
-
 {% if matrix_bot_buscarron_container_labels_traefik_additional_response_headers.keys() | length > 0 %}
 {% for name, value in matrix_bot_buscarron_container_labels_traefik_additional_response_headers.items() %}
 traefik.http.middlewares.matrix-bot-buscarron-add-headers.headers.customresponseheaders.{{ name }}={{ value }}
@@ -46,21 +41,6 @@ traefik.http.routers.matrix-bot-buscarron.tls.certResolver={{ matrix_bot_buscarr
 {% endif %}
 traefik.http.services.matrix-bot-buscarron.loadbalancer.server.port=8080
 
-{% if middlewares_metrics | length > 0 %}
-traefik.http.routers.matrix-bot-buscarron-metrics.rule={{ matrix_bot_buscarron_container_labels_traefik_metrics_rule }}
-{% if matrix_bot_buscarron_container_labels_traefik_priority | int > 0 %}
-traefik.http.routers.matrix-bot-buscarron-metrics.priority={{ matrix_bot_buscarron_container_labels_traefik_priority }}
-{% endif %}
-traefik.http.routers.matrix-bot-buscarron-metrics.service=matrix-bot-buscarron
-traefik.http.routers.matrix-bot-buscarron-metrics.middlewares={{ middlewares_metrics | join(',') }}
-traefik.http.routers.matrix-bot-buscarron-metrics.entrypoints={{ matrix_bot_buscarron_container_labels_traefik_entrypoints }}
-traefik.http.routers.matrix-bot-buscarron-metrics.tls={{ matrix_bot_buscarron_container_labels_traefik_tls | to_json }}
-{% if matrix_bot_buscarron_container_labels_traefik_tls %}
-traefik.http.routers.matrix-bot-buscarron-metrics.tls.certResolver={{ matrix_bot_buscarron_container_labels_traefik_tls_certResolver }}
-{% endif %}
-traefik.http.services.matrix-bot-buscarron-metrics.loadbalancer.server.port=8080
-{% endif %}
-
 {% endif %}
 
 {{ matrix_bot_buscarron_container_labels_additional_labels }}