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Content Delivery Network

Also known as:CDNEdge NetworkContent Distribution Network

Definition

A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a geographically distributed network of servers that delivers web content to users from the server location closest to them, reducing latency and improving load times. For creators with websites, courses, or media platforms, using a CDN dramatically improves the experience for global audiences by serving images, videos, and files from edge servers near each viewer rather than from a single origin server. Major CDN providers include Cloudflare, AWS CloudFront, and Fastly. CDNs are essential infrastructure for any creator business that serves media files at scale, as they reduce bandwidth costs, improve performance, and provide DDoS protection.

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