Hotlinking is an expression that identifies the addition of images on a given site using direct links. If you have site A, for example, and somebody creates site B and wants to add a couple of images from your website, they could either save the images and then include them on their site or they could simply place links on their site to the images on yours. Consequently, when a visitor opens Internet site B, site B will steal traffic from your own website A, because the images shall load straight from your web hosting account. This technique is usually used for documents and other types of files too. If you would like to prevent third parties from stealing your content and from using your own hosting account’s resources, you are able to restrict their capability to use direct links to your files on their Internet sites.
Hotlinking Protection in Cloud Web Hosting
Since our cloud web hosting plans feature a simple and practical hotlink protection tool, you'll be able to defend your content from appearing on third-party sites with literally just 2 clicks, even if you don't have a lot of experience with this type of matters. The tool is included with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and when you open it, you will just need to pick the domain or subdomain which you want to protect. Optionally, you could also choose if the hotlink protection will be enabled for the default domain root folder or exclusively for a subfolder. You won't have to do anything else, due to the fact that our system will create an .htaccess file automatically within the desired location and will add the required code within it. All sites with active hotlink protection shall be listed in exactly the same section, so you could disable this service for any of them with a mouse click.
Hotlinking Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
We provide an uncomplicated solution to secure your content and even if you are not really tech-savvy, you can take advantage of it with several mouse clicks. The standard approach to activate server-side hotlink security is to set up an .htaccess file and to add a few directives in it. With the tool that you'll find within the Hepsia CP, supplied with all of the semi-dedicated server accounts, you will simply have to choose the website that you intend to protect and our system will set up the .htaccess file for you, adding all the required content within it. You can also use this option for only one folder as opposed to the whole Internet site - you just need to specify where the .htaccess file needs to be set up. If you no longer require the hotlink protection to be switched on, you can disable it with a single mouse click via the exact same section of your CP.