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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
86
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
4
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 REVIEW
C
Crawlability
Action
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
REVIEW
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1738 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Warning::
sitemap.xml contains invalid XML
Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors.
Warning::
sitemap.xml is empty — no URLs found
An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors.

Why this matters

An unparseable sitemap is silently ignored by Google — the URLs it advertises are never queued for crawl.

Learn more

Google's sitemap parser is strict about XML validity. A single unescaped `&` or unclosed tag invalidates the whole file. Run your sitemap through a validator (Search Console's Sitemaps report flags it) and fix the offending entry. Most generators escape correctly; mistakes usually come from manually-written entries.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.

Why this matters

An empty sitemap signals 'no content to index' to Google — actively harmful versus having no sitemap at all.

Learn more

Google compares URLs in the sitemap against URLs it has crawled. An empty sitemap on a site with thousands of pages signals abandonment. Either populate it correctly (most CMSes auto-generate) or delete the file and let Google crawl normally.

Source: Google Search Central / sitemaps.org

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1738 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents GPTBot, ClaudeBot, CloudflareBrowserRenderingCrawler, Google-Extended, meta-externalagent, *, Amazonbot, Applebot-Extended, Bytespider, CCBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
# As a condition of accessing this website, you agree to abide by the following
# content signals:

# (a)  If a Content-Signal = yes, you may collect content for the corresponding
#      use.
# (b)  If a Content-Signal = no, you may not collect content for the
#      corresponding use.
# (c)  If the website operator does not include a Content-Signal for a
#      corresponding use, the website operator neither grants nor restricts
#      permission via Content-Signal with respect to the corresponding use.

# The content signals and their meanings are:

# search:   building a search index and providing search results (e.g., returning
#           hyperlinks and short excerpts from your website's contents). Search does not
#           include providing AI-generated search summaries.
# ai-input: inputting content into one or more AI models (e.g., retrieval
#           augmented generation, grounding, or other real-time taking of content for
#           generative AI search answers).
# ai-train: training or fine-tuning AI models.

# ANY RESTRICTIONS EXPRESSED VIA CONTENT SIGNALS ARE EXPRESS RESERVATIONS OF
# RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE 4 OF THE EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVE 2019/790 ON COPYRIGHT
# AND RELATED RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET.

# BEGIN Cloudflare Managed content

User-agent: *
Content-Signal: search=yes,ai-train=no
Allow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: CloudflareBrowserRenderingCrawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /

# END Cloudflare Managed Content


sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 0 entries Valid XML No
B
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
Both www and non-www versions serve content
Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.bitchute.com/
200https://bitchute.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://bitchute.com/ https://www.bitchute.com/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
50 days until leaf cert expires — 2 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

50
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
B
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare
REVIEW
Cloudflare
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: EWR)
Got: cf-ray: 9efff83a3a80c323-EWR
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9efff83a3a80c323-EWR
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 7 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 7 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.20.27.60, 172.66.172.42
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:10::6814:1b3c, 2606:4700:10::ac42:ac2a
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: isla.ns.cloudflare.com, will.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
2 mail exchanger(s) configured
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
SPF record present in TXT
Info::
DNS resolution time: 7 ms
Got: 7 ms
A104.20.27.60, 172.66.172.42
AAAA2606:4700:10::6814:1b3c, 2606:4700:10::ac42:ac2a
CNAME
NSisla.ns.cloudflare.com, will.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
10 in1-smtp.messagingengine.com
20 in2-smtp.messagingengine.com
TXT
MS=ms89101382
t-verify=7d6a22af584caf74e1301b9fa4bf14b6
fAiP/UaIEtdHY82PaAr5gZjzkRiYHaMO0icu0x6PJzMz7
hns-claim:aakd3rfaiixmirrl4vjwfwgrqdmwh37bxdop4ahuaeaaaaaaaaaklzaororjdpl6qzexi7...
SPF v=spf1 a mx include:_spf.elasticemail.com include:spf.messagingengine.com includ...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 7 ms

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 48 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 48 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://bitchute.com → https://www.bitchute.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://bitchute.com

19 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.bitchute.com/

29 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://bitchute.com30119 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.bitchute.com/20029 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:10::6814:1b3c, 2606:4700:10::ac42:ac2a
Got: 2 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700:10::6814:1b3c, 2606:4700:10::ac42:ac2a Connection Reachable (2 ms)
A
Domain Intelligence
bitchute.com — via Cloudflare, Inc., 12 years old
PASS
bitchute.com — via Cloudflare, Inc., 12 years old
Warning::
Domain expires in 37 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires May 29, 2026
Info::
DNSSEC is enabled
Info::
Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc.
Warning::
Registrar lock is NOT enabled
The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.
Domain expiry

EXPIRED

May 29, 2026

SSL certificate

50 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

12 years

Registered May 29, 2014

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700:10::6814:1b3c

Registrar

Cloudflare, Inc.

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Domain has EXPIRED — renew immediately to avoid total site outage
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Cloudflare, Inc.
Created May 29, 2014 (12 years ago)
Expires May 29, 2026 (1 months)
Last Updated April 29, 2025
Name Servers isla.ns.cloudflare.com, will.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700:10::6814:1b3c
Data source: rdap (0.1s)

Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.

Why this matters

Domain expiry approaching — renew immediately and ensure auto-renew + alerting are configured.

Source: ICANN renewal policy

The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

Why this matters

Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.

Learn more

Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.

Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 22 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
5 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
1 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
8 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
22 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
22 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 5 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 8 ms Server Processing 7 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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