# Cdn upload appearing as external image

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cdn-upload-appearing-as-external-image/277954
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** uploads, cdn
**Created:** [September 6, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cdn-upload-appearing-as-external-image/277954 "2023-09-06T04:46:43Z")
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### Author: ![Don](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/don/32/228726_2.png) [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cdn-upload-appearing-as-external-image/277954/2 "2023-09-06T05:36:38Z")

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Hello 👋

This seems you have enabled the `block hotlinked media` setting 🔽

> [@2.9.0.beta5: Security Fixes, Block Hotlinked Media, PM Tagging, Search Improvements and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-9-0-beta5-security-fixes-block-hotlinked-media-pm-tagging-search-improvements-and-more/229845/1):
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> ### Allow hotlinked media to be blocked
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> `block_hotlinked_media` is a new site setting that, when enabled, causes all attempts to hotlink media (images, videos, and audio) to fail, and be replaced with a linked placeholder. Exceptions to the rule can be added via `block_hotlinked_media_exceptions` site setting. `download_remote_image_to_local` can be used alongside this feature. In that case, hotlinked images will be blocked immediately when the post is created, but will then be replaced with the downloaded version a few seconds later.
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> ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/8/0/68010b5f2c6fcafed3a58e45a5add8d0b5179943.jpeg)

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I think you can solve it by uncheck the `block hotlinked media` setting.

Or

Add the url to exception to `block hotlinked media exceptions` setting.

Or

Additionally enable the `download remote image to local` will also shows these media after it downloaded to local but I think there is a reason why you disabled it.

 ![Screenshot_20230906_080229](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/2/7/527ae914f97ac01c5e765078d930f05a8404d74b.jpeg)

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