How-To Configure DNS for CDN/WAF with Your Provider
If you would like to change your DNS Provider over to StackPath DNS Click HERE for more information.
This tutorial will walk you through the basics of connecting your domain to the StackPath CDN with the DNS provider you use to manage your DNS rec...
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How-To Purge files from the StackPath CDN
When you Purge your files from StackPath's CDN, your cached file(s) are removed from all StackPath Points of Presence(PoPs). Purging asks the CDN to obtain a fresh copy of the specified files before serving any more requests to end-users. Purging ...
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How to Configure Brotli Compression with the StackPath CDN/WAF
The StackPath CDN is compatible with Brotli compression even though itis not natively supported. Specifically, there is no configuration setting in the StackPath portal to enable Brotli compression on your data (like you can with GZIP), but by fol...
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How-To Configuring Basic URL Signing via API Call
This is an article on using our API. If you would like to configure Url Signing from the the StackPath portal, you may find more information in this article.
URL Signing allows you to protect your CDN assets by ensuring only authorized end user...
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How-To Enable the Canonical Header Tag
The purpose of a canonical header tag is to tell search engines that a given URL is the authoritative source for a piece of content, eliminating the damage to SEO rankings if there are multiple versions of the same piece of content. StackPath now ...
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How-To Rewrite URLs for Object Storage Sites Using EdgeRules
Serving static sites from object storage has many benefits, but adjusting URLs can be a challenge without a server to handle the logic. With EdgeRules, it is possible to rewrite requests on-the-fly, without using redirects. For example, when a use...
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How-To Setup Video or Audio Rate Limiting
Bandwidth rate limiting allows you to set the rate at which files are transferred. This can help with optimizing bandwidth usage on your account and reduce associated costs. For video, or audio streaming, where consumers may decide to abort a down...
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How-To Use a Backup CDN Origin
StackPath features the option to set a backup CDN origin to serve assets if your primary origin becomes unavailable. The backup origin provides an extra layer of protection when a primary server fails to respond for any reason.
How does it work?
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How-To use the StackPath Edge Address
The StackPath Edge Address is the unique stackpathcdn.com URL provided when a site is created. This URL is used to identify a site on our servers and provide a gateway to connect to our network. This article will show you a variety of ways you can...
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How-To Use WebSockets with the StackPath CDN
Much like HTTP, WebSocket is a communications protocol between a web browser and an Origin Server that operates on both standard ports TCP 80 and 443. Instead of a series of connections, WebSockets allow a long-held single connection to be establ...
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