{"id":667,"date":"2023-05-22T10:28:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T10:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2023\/05\/22\/7930807-hostinger-cdn-how-to-block-ips\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:05:56","slug":"7930807-hostinger-cdn-how-to-block-ips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/7930807-hostinger-cdn-how-to-block-ips\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostinger CDN: How to Block IPs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Preventing some specific IP addresses or a range of IP addresses from accessing your website is commonly used as a security measure to protect your site from unauthorized access, malicious activities, or unwanted traffic.<\/p>

Block an IP Address<\/h2>

In hPanel <\/b>→ Websites<\/a><\/b>, click on Manage <\/b>next to the website in question. Then, on the sidebar search for CDN<\/b> and open its settings:<\/p>

\"CDN<\/div>

Click on the arrow ><\/b> to access the CDN settings of the preferred website:<\/p>

<\/div>

Now, open the section Traffic blocking<\/b>, click on Block IP address<\/b>, or Add IP block<\/b>, select the IPs, or IP ranges you want to block, and click on Block <\/b>to confirm:<\/p>

<\/div>

And that’s it!<\/p>

Remove the IP Block<\/h2>

To remove an IP block, in hPanel <\/b>→ Websites<\/a><\/b>, click on Manage <\/b>next to the website in question. Then, on the sidebar search for CDN and open its settings:<\/p>

\"CDN<\/div>

Click on the arrow ><\/b> to access the CDN settings of the preferred website:<\/p>

\"Access<\/div>

Now, open the section Traffic blocking<\/b>, click on the trash bin icon<\/b>, and then click on Delete<\/b> to confirm:<\/p>

<\/div>
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Alternatively, you can also block countries<\/a><\/b> 💡<\/p>\n<\/div>

Blocking multiple IPs at once (bulk upload)<\/b><\/h2>

Besides adding IPs one by one, you can also submit a list of IPs in a single action:<\/p>

    \n
  1. In the Traffic blocking section, click Block IP address<\/b>.<\/li>\n
  2. In the input field, enter multiple IP addresses separated by commas or on separate lines — or upload a .csv<\/b> or .txt<\/b> file containing the IP values.<\/li>\n
  3. Click Block<\/b> to apply all entries at once.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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