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LWS Linux shared hosting and domain package 4 August 2022 By Aurélien T. 1 min read

Protection hotlinks

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What is hotlinking?

Hotlinking (also known as file leeching, remote linking, direct linking, bandwidth theft or bandwidth banditry) is a term used to describe a fraudulent operation: it consists of creating a direct link between one of a domain owner's web pages and images (or other multimedia files) on another domain owner's web pages, usually using a marker. If your domains are subject to hotlinking, you will probably have a problem with excessive bandwidth consumption.

How can I protect my site from hotlinking?

1. Log in to the administration area of your web hosting and click on the"Hotlinks Protection" menu in the "Security" section.

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2. Choose the operating mode you want(Activate or Deactivate) then click Validate to save.

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How do I protect my site from Hotlinks?

Conclusion

You can now activate Hotlinks protection on your shared hosting with LWS. Hotlinks protection allows you to protect your web hosting against bandwidth theft.

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