CDN
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a global network of servers that caches your website's static content (like images and CSS files). It speeds up your site by delivering that content from the server geographically closest to each visitor, drastically reducing data travel distance.
You can manage all aspects of the CDN service directly from the CDN section in your Control Panel. Each CDN slot can be assigned to a specific hostname, such as www.example.com or cdn.example.com. When you enable CDN for the www subdomain (for example, www.example.com), the CDN will also be automatically activated for the apex domain (example.com).
Enable CDN
When you click the Enable CDN button, you will need to select the hostname from the drop-down list. CDN can be enabled for any subdomain or parked domain associated with your account.
If your domain is using our DNS service, the DNS records required for the CDN will be configured automatically. However, if you are using an external DNS service, the Enable CDN dialog will display the DNS records that you need to configure manually once the CDN is activated.
CDN activation may take up to 30 minutes to complete, but your website will remain fully accessible during this period. Once the process is finished, the status of the CDN will change from Enabling CDN to Enabled. You will also receive an email notification confirming the activation. If you are using an external DNS service, the notification will include the DNS records you need to configure with your DNS provider. Keep in mind that DNS changes may take some time to propagate globally.
Purge Cache
You can use the Purge button to clear cached content from all CDN edge servers. This forces the CDN to fetch updated content from your server, which is useful after major updates or fixes.
Bypass CDN caching
You can use the Bypass CDN caching button to temporarily disable caching while continuing to route traffic through the CDN. This option is particularly useful during website development or troubleshooting, when you need to see immediate content updates without cached data interfering. The status of the CDN will display as Cache bypassed until you re-enable caching.
Disable CDN
When you click the Disable CDN button, the CDN service for the selected hostname is turned off. You will also receive an email notification confirming the deactivation. If your domain is using our DNS service, the hostname will automatically be pointed back to your server. However, if you are using an external DNS service, you must update your DNS records to point to your origin server before disabling CDN. Failing to do so may result in service disruptions.
Notes
If you have an SSL certificate, it will be uploaded to the CDN automatically. This ensures that secure connections are maintained without requiring any additional configuration on your part.
The CDN cache handles the following common static file extensions:
avi,bmp,bz2,class,css,divx,doc,docx,exe,gif,gz,ico,jpeg,jpg,js,mov,mp3,mpeg,mpg,ogg,png,ppt,pptx,qt,svg,swf,tar,tbz,tgz,tif,tiff,txt,wav,wma,xls,xlsx,zip
CDN can also be enabled for hostnames that already have Server-side Caching enabled. Both layers of caching can work together to optimize content delivery.