Configuring Magento 2 with CloudFlare

Are you managing an international-based brand-serving customer all over the globe? Then, using a Content Delivery Network (CDN) is the best idea. CDNs are a well-known technique to manage high-traffic websites. It is commonly used to distribute static assets such as images, CSS, and JavaScript as quickly as possible to the nearest location of the customers, which decreases the download times of the website.

The modern CDNs have much more to offer than just serving the assets to the customer. Currently, they improve the user experience with optimized HTML output, merging and deferring JavaScript, TCP optimization, and much more. Basic or advanced security is also top-of-mind, such as (D)DoS protection, SSL, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and much more.

Tip

Before using a CDN on production, test which CDN provider fits best for your purpose. Make sure that the POP locations that they serve match your customer locations.

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