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    Content Delivery Network (CDN)

    Matt Suffoletto

    Founder & CEOPublished

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    Content Delivery Network

    TL;DR

    A content delivery network (CDN) is a geographically distributed network of edge servers that cache and serve a site's static assets, and sometimes its HTML, from the location closest to each visitor.

    What is Content Delivery Network (CDN)?

    A content delivery network (CDN) is a geographically distributed network of edge servers that cache and serve a site's static assets, and sometimes its HTML, from the location closest to each visitor.

    Learn more in our choosing the fastest CDN guide, or work with us through our done-for-you speed optimization service.

    How CDN is Measured

    CDN usage is observable in response headers (such as cf-ray or x-cache) and in CDN provider analytics.

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    Matt Suffoletto

    Founder & CEO

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