A Content Delivery Network shortens loading times, especially for images and scripts, and makes a website more resilient to outages and attacks.
What it means in practice
A CDN (Content Delivery Network) is a network of servers in many locations that store copies of a website’s files – images, styles and scripts. Visitors receive them from the server closest to them.
Why it matters for your business
A CDN shortens loading times, relieves the main server and increases resilience to outages and attacks. For a local business in Poland it helps mainly with large galleries and higher traffic.
Examples and good practice
- Sites with many images and videos benefit most.
- A good CDN also adds DDoS protection.
- Remember to purge the CDN cache after changes.
- Check whether the CDN supports modern image formats.
How Novi handles it
Novi hosting is fast without a CDN for a typical local website, and we can add a CDN for higher traffic or media-heavy modules.
