CDN – content delivery network help your website to load faster (check your website speed). It provide alternative server nodes for users to download static content. It also help to reduce malicious attacks on websites.
CDN also knows as content distribution network because it distributes all the request geographically to improve website performance. It stores cache version of all content in different different locations and when user request to our site it find the nearest location and deliver the content.
How it works
cdn minimize the distance between user and website content. It stores website content geographically to cache servers and serve it according to user’s location. This process called pop – point of presence.
Benefits of using a CDN
- Reduce website load time
- Minimize malicious attacks
- Reduce hosting cost
- Increase availability of content