{"id":16436,"date":"2021-11-28T20:44:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T20:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/?p=16436"},"modified":"2021-12-25T00:22:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T00:22:53","slug":"how-to-configure-hotlink-protection-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/whm-cpanel\/how-to-configure-hotlink-protection-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Configure Hotlink Protection in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16436\" class=\"elementor elementor-16436\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dc18b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dc18b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-148d8d2\" data-id=\"148d8d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02b11d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d02b11d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this article we will describe to you how to configure hotlink protection in cPanel. So you can help prevent other web sites from using your web site&#8217;s bandwidth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c3a8e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c3a8e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf72c3a\" data-id=\"cf72c3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24b9ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b24b9ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Enable Hotlink Protection in cPanel<\/h2><ul><li>Login to cPanel.<\/li><li>Locate security section in the cPanel home screen, then click HotLink Protection.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72687c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b72687c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Hotlink-Protection-1-e1640115362509-768x188.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16509\" alt=\"Hotlink Protection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Hotlink-Protection-1-e1640115362509-768x188.png 768w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Hotlink-Protection-1-e1640115362509-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Hotlink-Protection-1-e1640115362509-1024x250.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Hotlink-Protection-1-e1640115362509.png 1052w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9495c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9495c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Click Enable. A new interface will open and display the Allowed referrers and Protected extension lists.<\/li><li>Click Go back.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8386f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8386f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Enable-Hotlink-e1640115598502-768x194.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16513\" alt=\"Enable Hotlink\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Enable-Hotlink-e1640115598502-768x194.png 768w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Enable-Hotlink-e1640115598502-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Enable-Hotlink-e1640115598502-1024x258.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Enable-Hotlink-e1640115598502.png 1225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4af42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b4af42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>To allow specific sites to hotlink to your site, add their URLs in the URLs to allow access menu.<\/li><li>To block direct access to files of specific types, add those file extensions to the Block direct access for the following extensions text box.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed98c7b elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"ed98c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Image files and other multimedia files, such as video files, are often hotlinked.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb7ea43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb7ea43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Select the Allow direct requests checkbox.To allow visitors access to specific content through the URL. For example, if you enable this setting, a visitor could enter http:\/\/www.test.com\/folder\/test.jpg as a URL to access the test.jpg file.<\/li><li>To redirect requests for certain content, enter the URL to which you want to redirect your visitor in the Redirect the request to the following URL text box.<\/li><li>Finally, Click Submit.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f759d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f759d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Enable-Hotlink-Protection-1-768x517.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16595\" alt=\"Enable Hotlink Protection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Enable-Hotlink-Protection-1-768x517.png 768w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Enable-Hotlink-Protection-1-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Enable-Hotlink-Protection-1-1024x689.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Enable-Hotlink-Protection-1.png 1033w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bd3eb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bd3eb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6866ba\" data-id=\"f6866ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f82536e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f82536e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>cPanel Disable Hotlink<\/h2><ul><li>Login to <a href=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/category\/cpanel\/\">cPanel<\/a>.<\/li><li>Locate security section in the cPanel home screen, then click HotLink Protection.<\/li><li>Click Disable.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa7c21b elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"fa7c21b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">When you click Disable, the system deletes the entries in the List the URLs to which you wish to allow access list. We strongly recommend that you save the list locally before you disable hotlink protection.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300e680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementor-faq-schema\" data-id=\"300e680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementor-faq-schema.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                                    <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n                    {\n                        \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n                        \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n                        \"mainEntity\": [\n                         {\n                            \"@type\": \"Question\",\n                            \"name\": \"How Do I Enable Hotlink Protection in cPanel?\",\n                            \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n                                \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n                                \"text\": \"&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Login to cPanel.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Locate security section in the cPanel home screen, then click HotLink Protection.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Click Enable. 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