What is a “Hit”?
A hit is any request to a file on your website — this could be an HTML page, CSS file, image, script, or anything else. One page view often generates multiple hits.
For example, a single visitor loading a page with several images, stylesheets, and scripts might trigger 10+ hits.
Daily Limit
DEP Free Hosting allows up to 50,000 hits per day. If your site exceeds this, your account will be temporarily suspended for 24 hours and will automatically come back online afterward.
Why Analytics Tools Show Lower Numbers
Tools like Google Analytics track page views and visitors, not file requests. They also rely on JavaScript, which can be blocked by browsers, meaning they undercount actual hits.
Reasons for High Hit Usage
- Heavy website traffic
- Pages that load many files
- Automated or malicious traffic (e.g., DDoS attacks)
How to Reduce Hit Usage
- Remove unnecessary CSS/JS files
- Enable browser caching
- Combine scripts and styles into fewer files
- Use caching services like Cloudflare
Can I Increase My Limit?
The daily hit limit cannot be increased on free hosting. To remove limits and access more resources, consider upgrading to DEP Premium Hosting, which includes:
- No hit limits
- Free SSL
- Faster performance with Cloudflare Railgun
- A robust, scalable cloud platform
