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How to Manage Password and Leech Protection

  1. Login to cPanel.
  2. Search for Directory Privacy by using search bar.



  1. Click Settings as shown in the picture.



  1. Tick Document Root for fast searching your file.


Tips : This step is to find your target file quicker.



  1. Click Edit the the file you want to protect.



  1. Tick for Password protect this directory and click save.



  1. Fill in the Create User part to create a credential user to access this file.



Finish for Manage Password at Directory Privacy, Let's proceed to Leech Protection step


  1. Search for** Leech Protection** by using search bar.



  1. Click Settings as shown in the picture.



  1. Tick Document Root for fast searching your file.


Tips : This step is to find your target file quicker.



  1. Click Edit the the file you want to do an action.



  1. To setup leech protection, Fill in the Number of Logins Per Username Allowed in a 2-Hour Period . URL to Redirect Leech Users to will redirects the users who exceeded the number of logins to this URL link.



  1. Send Email Alert To will notify you about the leech protection when it triggered the function.



  1. Click Enable to activate the function.



You have finished the tutorial



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Updated on: 24/07/2026

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