CDN
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Add Your First CDN Resource
Create your first CDN resource in one short wizard: hostname, protocol, SSL certificate and origin, then see exactly what to do after creation.
TUTORIALPoint Your Domain at the CDN
Your CDN resource only serves traffic once your hostname points at it. Copy the CNAME target from the resource settings, add one record at…
TUTORIALAdd SSL Certificates to Your CDN
Pick the certificate that protects your CDN hostname: a free Let's Encrypt certificate, the self-signed fallback, or your own certificate uploaded on the SSL…
TUTORIALSet Your CDN Source Server (Origin)
The Source Server (Origin) field tells the CDN where to fetch anything it has not cached: a scheme, a host and a port. This…
TUTORIALAdd Multiple Origins and Failover to Your CDN
One origin server is a single point of failure. The upstream editor on the Origins tab pools several origin servers behind one resource, with…
TUTORIALServe a Melbicom S3 Bucket through Your CDN
Point a CDN resource at one of your S3 buckets in three clicks: choose the S3 bucket origin type, pick the bucket, save. The…
TUTORIALConnect External S3 Storage to Your CDN
Use a bucket you already have as a CDN origin: Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage or any S3-compatible endpoint, with a read-only key created…
TUTORIALRoute and Configure a Specific URL Path on Your CDN
Locations are the CDN's path-based routing rules: one prefix, one rule. Add a location for a path like /images/, point it at an upstream,…
TUTORIALIgnore the Query String in Your CDN Cache Key
Make the CDN cache by path only, so /style.css?v=1 and /style.css?v=2 share one cached copy: where the Ignore query setting lives, how to enable…
TUTORIALEnable Gzip and Brotli Compression on Your CDN
Gzip and Brotli live in the Cache & Compression section of the advanced settings, each with its own toggle, compression level and Save button.…
TUTORIALEnable Origin Shield Protection on Your CDN
Origin Shield routes cache misses through a shared edge node so fewer requests reach your origin. It is one toggle in the Connection area…
TUTORIALPurge a URL or Your Entire CDN Cache
Clear one file, a whole folder, or every cached object on a hostname: from the Clear cache dialog in the panel, or with one…
TUTORIALProtect Content with Secure Links
Secure Link makes a location require a signed token in every URL: visitors without a valid token get a 403. Enable it, take the…
TUTORIALRestrict Access to Your CDN by IP, User Agent or Country
The Access Control and Rate Limiting sections of the advanced settings hold four independent editors: ACL IP, ACL User Agent, ACL GEO and Rate…
TUTORIALManage Response Headers and CORS on Your CDN
Custom headers live on locations: each path-based routing rule can carry up to 20 of them. The Add a header dialog takes a type…
TUTORIALMonitor CDN Traffic and Cache Performance
Every CDN resource has a Statistics view: pick a date preset or a custom range and read the Traffic, Requests and HIT % counters…
TUTORIALAnalyze and Export CDN Traffic by Country
Each CDN resource breaks its traffic down by country: a treemap of traffic shares, a filterable Top countries table with zones and hit rates,…
TUTORIALFind a CDN Resource
Locate any resource in your CDN package: filter the Resources table by hostname, switch between the Active and Deleted views, and jump straight to…
TUTORIALEnable or Disable a CDN Resource
Pause CDN delivery without deleting anything. One toggle on the resource settings page stops the resource, which then answers with a 503, and the…
TUTORIALDelete a CDN Resource
Deleting a CDN resource stops delivery immediately, frees a slot in your package and cannot be undone. Here is what to check before you…
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