{"id":1139,"date":"2025-09-20T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/knowledgebase\/set-up-hotlink-protection\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:00:58","slug":"set-up-hotlink-protection","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/knowledgebase\/set-up-hotlink-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up Hotlink Protection in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Hotlink<\/a><\/figure>\n

Open Hotlink Protection<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Go to Security > Hotlink Protection<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  2. Check the list of URLs that are allowed to access your files.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Enable Hotlink Protection<\/h2>\n
      \n
    1. Add any website URLs that should be allowed to display your files.<\/li>\n
    2. Add the file types you want to protect, such as jpg<\/strong>, jpeg<\/strong>, gif<\/strong>, png<\/strong>, or webp<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    3. Enter a redirect URL if you want blocked visitors to go to another page.<\/li>\n
    4. Tick Allow direct requests<\/strong> only if visitors should still be able to open protected files directly in a browser.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      \"Hotlink<\/a><\/figure>\n
        \n
      1. Click Submit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      2. Click Enable<\/strong> if cPanel shows a separate enable button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Disable Hotlink Protection<\/h2>\n
          \n
        1. Go to Security > Hotlink Protection<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
        2. Click Disable<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
        3. Confirm the change if cPanel asks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Notes<\/h2>\n
            \n
          • Add both the http<\/code> and https<\/code> versions of any domain that should be allowed.<\/li>\n
          • Include your own domain names before enabling protection.<\/li>\n
          • Hotlink Protection usually works by changing rules in the website’s .htaccess<\/code> file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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