How to enable hotlink protection in cPanel
Open Hotlink Protection in cPanel. Add your own domains to the allowed list, then enable protection for image file types such as jpg, jpeg, png, gif and webp. Hotlink protection helps stop other websites from loading your images directly from your hosting account, which can waste bandwidth and server resources. Be careful to allow any domains that legitimately need to display your images, such as CDN, staging or related brand sites. After enabling it, test your own website pages to confirm all images still display correctly.
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