How can I set policy for my DO Spaces to prevent hotlinking?

Heya,

Just came across this answer and decided to write some general guidelines for anyone who comes across this in the future despite the old question.

In order to prevent other websites from directly linking to your videos, you’ll need to execute hotlink protection. However, applying CORS policy might not be sufficient since it’s primarily designed for controlling JavaScript’s AJAX and Fetch calls between different domains, not for blocking direct access.

You might want to consider other approaches such as using .htaccess file (if using Apache server) to prevent hotlinking or configure security settings in your CDN to block non-allowed referrers.

Note: All these methods will have to be applied server-side, so make sure to take necessary precautions not to disrupt your services. Always back up your data before making any major changes.

For further details, please check DigitalOcean’s tutorials on how to set up mod_rewrite for Apache or configuring Spaces CDN in official DigitalOcean docs.

Hope that this helps!