Would you like to learn how to install Nginx and prevent image hotlinking? In this tutorial, we are going to configure the Apache server to deny image hotlinking on your website.
• Ubuntu 18
• Ubuntu 19
• Ubuntu 20
• Nginx 1.18.0
In our example, the Nginx server is hosting the website WWW.GAMEKING.TIPS.
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Tutorial Nginx – Prevent image hotlinking
Install the Nginx server.
Edit the Nginx configuration file for the default website.
Add the following line to the configuration file.
Change this line to your website name.
The NONE parameter will allow requests without a referer value direct access to images.
Here is the file, before our configuration.
Here is the file, after our configuration.
Restart the Nginx service.
In our example, the Nginx server will forbid hotlinking to images on our website.
In our example, the Nginx server will allow direct access to images on our website.
From a remote Linux computer, try to perform hotlinking to an image.
Here is the command output.
The Nginx server will forbid hotlinking to images on our website.
From a remote Linux computer, try to perform direct access to an image.
Here is the command output.
Here is the command output.
The Nginx server will allow direct access to images on our website.
Congratulation! You configured the nginx server to block image hotlinking.
