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OG Image Self-Hosted

Checks that og:image is hosted on your domain, not a third-party CDN.

What this check measures

We compare the og:image URL origin to the site origin. Third-party-hosted images can disappear, add latency to the preview scrape, and dilute brand signal.

Why it matters

When the third-party image host goes down or changes URLs, your link previews break everywhere: LinkedIn, Slack, archived tweets. Self-hosting ensures durability.

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How our audit detects it

Parse og:image URL, compare to site domain.

Typical findings

  • error_outlineog:image hosted on imgur.com or a stale CMS CDN.
  • error_outlineog:image on a different domain owned by the same company.

How to fix

Copy the OG image to /public on your primary domain, update the og:image URL. Use per-page dynamic generation (Next.js ImageResponse) for scalable self-hosting.

Frequently asked questions

Does self-hosting affect SEO?expand_more
Not directly, but broken og:image when the host dies has zero SEO benefit. Self-hosting is just more robust.

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