Setup and billing
Set up a CDN resource and understand how the service is billed:- Getting started — create and integrate a CDN resource with a site or application, and configure the origin to avoid conflicts with the CDN
- CDN resources interface — understand how the CDN resource list and its settings are arranged in the Gcore Customer Portal
- Billing — how service costs are determined, how to pay for additional features
CDN resource configuration
Fine-tune how a CDN resource fetches, caches, and secures content:- CDN resource options — configuration of various CDN resource options, including caching, security, HTTP headers, CORS, optimization for delivering large files and images
- Origin group — add and configure a group of origins from which the CDN resource will retrieve content
- IP configuration options — bring an external IP address or use a dedicated IP for a CDN resource
- SSL certificates — add an SSL certificate, issue a free Let’s Encrypt certificate
Content management and monitoring
Control cached content and track how a CDN resource performs:- Purge — clear the CDN resource cache by specifying the URL, a regular expression, or the CDN resource whose entire cache will be cleared
- Prefetch — preload content onto CDN servers
- Logs — view and download free logs, enable the paid Raw Logs option for more detailed information
- Reports — statistics, including traffic volume, response codes, cacheable traffic percentage
Video delivery
Unlike static content, live and on-demand video needs delivery formats and security options of its own:- Video CDN — deliver live and on-demand video over CDN with CMCD, HLS, DASH, multi-codec support, and video-specific secure tokens
Edge network products
CDN is part of the Gcore edge network and works with DNS and FastEdge:- DNS — authoritative Managed DNS with Anycast routing, including CDN integration that resolves records directly to CDN addresses
- FastEdge — serverless edge compute that extends CDN resources with custom logic or serves as a CDN origin
Integrations and troubleshooting
Extend CDN monitoring beyond the Customer Portal and resolve common issues:- Grafana — Grafana plugin for CDN statistics
- Terraform — create and configure CDN resources using the Terraform plugin
- Troubleshooting — typical issues that may arise when using CDN and how to resolve them