How to accelerate my website?
We have built a global CDN network to optimize the performance, security, and reliability of your website. 5centsCDNaccelerate the static assets of your website, like style sheets, JavaScript files, and images (in-short HTTP objects). Clients prefer websites that load quickly. A recent survey show users do not want to wait more than 3 seconds to load a website and through our CDN it is easy and affordable to set up allowing your visitors to load and download all your web assets at the maximuPopularMy SSL is not active, why?
Normally the SSL deployment takes some time. The deployment time is based on the network. For Standard, Volume, and Premium networks take 24hrs of time. For Enterprise network take up to 48hrs of time. My SSL not deployed after the required time, Why? If the Cname is not pointed correctly to our hostname, the SSL won’t start the deployment. If your Cname is cdn.yourdomain.com then you have to point it to our hostname. eg: cdn.yourdomain.com -push111.5centscdn.com Ensure the CnamPopularHow to create a pull zone?
You can use our HTTP Pull Zone to easily accelerate your website content. To create a Pull Zone and Implement Web Acceleration follow the below instructions: Log into your 5centsCDN Dashboard. On the left side, under Zones, click on HTTP drop-down menu and select PULL. Click on the Green Plus Button which is located at the top of the extreme right corner. Provide your static website URL which needs to be accelerated at the Your Origin Server Hostname. You can set your custom CNAMEPopularShall I point CNAME to CDN hostname for SSL validation?
Yes, you have to point your CNAME to our hostname before adding it to the console. If the CNAME is not pointed correctly to our hostname, the SSL won’t start the deployment. If your CNAME is cdn.yourdomain.com then you have to point it to our hostname. eg: cdn.yourdomain.com -push111.5centscdn.com You can refer to these KBs for adding CNAME In the console How to add Cname to VoD push/pull zone? HSome readersHow to Setup DNS for Static Content Delivery Using a CNAME Record?
Create a CNAME in cPanel Log into your domain’s cPanel and in the search box type DNS ZONE 3)Select one of two options that will appear, Simple DNS Zone Editor and/or Advanced DNS Zone Editor. If you select Simple DNS Zone Editor, follow these steps Select your domain name (if applicable) Scroll down to the Add a CNAME Record box In the Name field, enter the prefix/first part of your custom domain (cdn, 5centscdn, or whatever you choose) do NOT enter cdn.mydomain.cSome readersWordPress: Using WP SUPER CACHE With 5centsCDN
Setting up WordPress Super Cache begins in much the same way as W3 Total Cache. We start by signing into our admin account on our WordPress blog by adding /wp-admin to our host name, then logging in with our admin credentials. then need to go to Plugins> Add New search for Super Cache, install it, then activate it, all from this same menu. Then we want to go to settings> Super Cache, from the sidebar menu. Next step is to enable caching, then updatSome readersHow to enable live streaming with pull zones?
If you have an origin media server like Flussonic or Wowza, then it is possible to deliver your HLS URLs with CDN to the desired location using Pull Zone. For enabling HLS Pull Stream please follow the below steps:- Log into your CDN Dashboard. On the left side, under Zones, click on HTTP drop down menu and select PULL. Click on the Green Plus Button which is located at the top of the extreme right corner to create a new Pull Zone. Provide your origiSome readersHow to Setup DNS for Full-Site Content Delivery Using an ANAME Record
This article describes the recommended method to setup DNS for full-site acceleration when using 5centsCDN with an apex domain. 5centsCDN recommends using an ANAME or ALIAS Records as opposed to using the traditional A Record. An ALIAS also known as ANAME record is a virtual record type that provides CNAME-like behavior for apex (root) domains. Using an ALIAS or ANAME record will allow your DNS to automatically update with any changes made on our platform (i.e. migrating your site to another IPSome readersWordPress: Total Cache with 5centsCDN
One of the reasons that so many of us love to use WordPress is its ease of setup. In just a few minutes, you can set up a blog and have it ready for your new content. 5centsCDN has much the same policy about setting up a CDN resource. Setup should be quick and easy so that you can get back to working on everything else that you’d rather be doing. Fortunately, there is a plugin for WordPress sites that allows for quick and easy integration into CDNs, including 5centsCDN. The plugin is W3 TotalSome readersOrigin Shield for Pull Zones
Origin Shield is the extra caching layer which reduces the load on your origin server and accelerates the distribution of your content from the origin server to our edge servers. The shield servers are highly redundant and are located in major cities. This feature is available for all Pull Zones and we are excited to provide this feature as a free add-on. When a client requests the content from your website and if that content has never been cached by any of our edge servers, then the followingSome readersHow to purge cache from my pull zone?
In order to purge cache, go to your corresponding Pull Zone under Zones and then click on the Manage button available right next to your desired Zones. There you can see the option Manage Cache. There are 2 ways to purge: Purge All: This option will purge all files from the site’s cache on the edge servers and gets rebuilt from the origin from next request. Purge Files: This option enables the user to Purge Individual files from Edge Cache by specifying those filFew readersHow to schedule a live migration for my Pull/Push zone?
During this live migration call, we will be performing a live migration for your pull/push zone and enable SSL for the whole site or partial website acceleration hence your website has minimal or no downtime! Click here to schedule the live migration with our engineers&x20; Things to be done beforehand: Ensure pull/push zone is created Ensure you have DNS access credentials handy Reduce DNS TTL to min 60 secs or less For cancel/reschedFew readersHow to create an HTTP pull zone with HLS| DVR?
If you want to deliver the HLS videos through 5centsCDN then you need to create an HTTP pull zone with HLS|DVR optimization. So CDN will pull the HLS stream from your cloud storage and cache the stream and deliver via CDN. Please follow the steps to create a pull zone. Login to 5centsCDN console. Go to zones and select HTTP Pull zone. Click on the Green Plus Button which is located at the top of the extreme right corner. Provide your Your Origin Server Hostname. In Optimize For optionFew readersWhat is Origin IP Resolution ?
In case if you need to fetch your content from a particular IP other than from your defined domain, you can specify that IP under Origin IP Resolution. It resolves your domain from the defined IP so that CDN contact your server by IP instead of the domain. To do this, go to HttpPull Zone Origin IP Resolution. Then provide the IP from which you want to fetch the contents. You can also provide a Custom Host Header to identify your site, in case your Web server has more than one website. ForFew readersHow to setup CDN with LiteSpeed Cache?
In order to integrate your WordPress site with CDN please follow this article. For this you need to have a CNAME for your pull-zone, so that CDN can fetch the contents. Its set-up has been explained below. CNAME setup in the CDN For this guide, we’re going to assume you have already set up your CDN account, and you have a site (let’s call it example.com). Your Pull zone configuration screen should have an area for adding a CNAME record. The goal here is to set up a custom domain to be usedFew readersHow long does the cached data remain on Edge servers if the file is not accessed for a long period of time?
If file is not being requested for 18 hours, it would get purged from Edge servers.Few readersHow to enable DASH streaming on HTTP pull zones?
Few readersImage delivery optimization using WebP for Pull Zones.
Browsers may use the Accept header to indicate supported content types. This lets you serve optimized images to minimize bandwidth and improve page load, without any changes to HTML/CSS or the images themselves. The WebP image format offers better compression and smaller file sizes and it is done with the help of HTTP Accept header with which 5centsCDN can determine the best image format to send the browser without a single site change. So if your Origin server supports WebP hosting then our CDNFew readersHow to turn off CloudFlare DNS?
Log into your Cloudflare account. From the dropdown menu on the top left, select the domain Select the DNS settings tab. Click the CloudFlare icon (“the orange cloud icon”), located on the right side on a DNS record. How to disable? Orange means Traffic via CloudFare CDN Grayed means CloudFare CDN is disabledFew readersWhy you should I turn off Cloudflare DNS for HTTP pull with live streaming?
Cloudflare will cache M3U8 and TS file and live streaming may not work! It is always recommended not to use a CDN layer on top on another CDN. Cloudflare may send the request different edge nodes to 5centsCDN edge nodes and live streaming may break.Few readersHow can I find the private key for my SSL certificate?
If you just got an issued SSL certificate and are having a hard time finding the corresponding private key, this article can help you to find that one and only key for your certificate. Firstly, let’s dive into basics a little. The design of global public key infrastructure, relying on which modern secure negotiation through SSL/TLS is possible, implies that there is always a pair of unique keys – public key is embedded in the SSL certificate and private key is stored on the server and kept secFew readersDo you charge storage price for cached data?
No, we don’t charge you for cached data on our Edge servers.Few readersPseudo Streaming with Pull Zones
We have integrated Pseudo streaming (also referred to as progressive download) feature to our Pull Zone which enables the user to do the video streaming in a more powerful way. Pseudo-streaming works over HTTP protocol and it supports seeking to not yet downloaded parts of a video file. It works with Flash and HTML5 players such as JW Player or Flowplayer and it also works natively on iOS and Android devices. Once you have enabled Pseudo Streaming, instead of requesting and caching the fullFew readersPrestashop Integration with 5centsCDN
Prestashop integration is very easy and can be done quickly with 5centsCDN’s architecture. In order to do this you need to create your Pull Zone and add your CName record. If you have not done this, please refer our article by clicking here. Once you have created your Pull Zone and CName please follow the below steps. Log into your PrestaShop Admin Panel Go to Advanced Parameters and click on Performance. Under the CCC (Combine, Compress and Cache) section enable CCC for following optionFew readersHow to enable HTTP/2 delivery from your zone?
HTTP/2 essentially offers better performance and lower bandwidth usage. It also makes life easier for web performance advocates and developers as it removes the need for domain sharding and other HTTP/1.x workarounds. Follow the below steps to enable HTTP/2: Login to your Dashboard. On the left side under Zones, click on the required Zones Then, click on the Manage button available right next to your desired Zones. Under Security Section, click on SSLFew readersMagento Integration with 5centsCDN
Magento integration is very easy and can be done quickly with 5centsCDN’s architecture. In order to do this, you need to create your Pull Zone and add your CName record. If you have not done this, please refer our article by clicking here. Once you have created your Pull Zone and CName please follow the below steps. Log to your Magento Admin Panel Click on System at the top navigation bar and select Configuration In the General menu click on the Web tab. Inside tFew readers
