CDNs aren't just for caching

#1

Post by iamtechaddict » Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 5:06 AM UTC

CDNs aren't just for caching
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Re: CDNs aren't just for caching

#2

Post by Tiquor » Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 8:20 AM UTC

I know this is marketing content, but are there devs that don't realize this?

Re: CDNs aren't just for caching

#3

Post by kevinyun » Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 4:04 PM UTC

Great points in the article. I've been using Cloudflare for the past year or so for all my production sites. Super straightforward to set up, has awesome features like SSL, page rules, minification, and more.

DNS configuration was always a pain for me before Cloudflare, but now it takes less than 10 minutes to buy a domain, set up any/all subdomains, and get back to your product/site.

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#4

Post by hyperpape » Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 4:39 PM UTC

Tiquor wrote: post #2

I know this is marketing content, but are there devs that don't realize this?

It's not marketing content. It's a personal blog, and she writes about what she's learning, asks questions, and freely admits when she doesn't understand things. The net effect is that she gets a ton of great feedback and learns a lot in the process.

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#5

Post by tyingq » Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 7:42 PM UTC

Also handy for bridging in features that the end web server might not have. Like ipv6, or http/2.