cPanel - Enabling Hotlink Protection
In this video you will be shown how to enable Hotlink Protection as well as adding domains to allow hotlinking. Bandwidth theft or "hotlinking" is direct linking to a web site's files (images, video, etc.).
An example would be using an image tag to display a JPEG image you found on someone else's web page so it will appear on your own site, eBay auction listing, weblog, forum message post, etc. This not only causes the owner to pay for the bandwidth of the hotlinked file, but often is intellectual property theft. To enable Hotlinking to help prevent bandwidth theft, follow these steps:
[1] Locate the Hotlink protection icon located in you cPanel under the Security section
[2] Enable hotlink protection by clicking the “Enable” button (Hot link protection is not enabled)
[3] Click the “Go Back” link at the bottom of the page
[4] If you would like to add any domains to hotlink to your images, enter the domain into the “Links to allow Access” field
[5] If you would like to redirect hotlinkers to a certain domain, enter the URL in the “URL to redirect” field
[6] Click “Submit” for the changes to take effect.
Additional Resources:
What is Hotlink Protection?
Adding a New File Type to Hotlink Protection
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