How do I setup hotlink protection on my website?

Login to your CLIENT HMS account.

Locate the plan you want to work with, select a domain from the "Select Domain" dropdown and click on the "Htaccess" icon under the "Select Control Panel Function" table.

Under the "Create Rule" table please specify the following values:

Select Directory: Select the directory you want to setup the rule for. "/" indicates the domain root directory.

If you setup a hotlink protection rule for the root directory and then setup another rule for a sub directory within the root of the domain the root htaccess file will override all subdirectory htaccess files.

In other words if your root domain directory "domain.com/htdocs" has hotlink protection setup it will apply to all of the subdirectories within "domain.com/htdocs".

Select Rule: Select "Hotlink Protection" and click on "Proceed to Create Rule".

Allowed Domains: Enter the domain names you want to allow hot-linking from. Typically this would be any domain name you own. One per line, please.

Allow Blank Referrers: Check this box to allow blank referrers. Please read the tool tip for more detailed information. It is highly recommended that you allow blank referrers, which means you should check this box.

Image URL for Redirection: If you want another image to load instead of the picture the user is trying to hotlink enter the URL of the image in this field. Make sure the URL to this image is not behind hotlink protection.

Protected File Types: Enter the type of files you want to protect such as "JPG jpg GIF gif PNG png TIF tif", & more.

Click on "Save Settings".

The rule you just created will appear under the "Existing Rules" table.