Cloud CDN (Content Delivery Network) uses Google's globally distributed
edge points of presence to cache external HTTP(S) load balanced content close to
your users. Caching content at the edges of Google's network provides faster
delivery of content to your users while reducing serving costs. Learn more
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Cloud CDN
Get hands-on practice with Cloud CDN.
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Learn how to improve network performance with network performance using load balancers.
Use case
Use cases
Deliver secure and non-secure content over the same hostname
Bind a reserved IP address to both the HTTP and HTTPS frontend configuration in the external HTTP(S) load balancer.
CDN
load balancing
HTTP
HTTPS
Use case
Use cases
Best practices for securing your applications and APIs using Apigee
Secure your applications and APIs using Apigee API management and Cloud Armor,
reCAPTCHA Enterprise, and Cloud CDN.
CDN
Cloud Armor
Use case
Use cases
Host a static website
Configure a Cloud Storage bucket and Cloud CDN to host a static website for your
domain
CDN
Cloud Storage
Use case
Use cases
Cache content from Compute origins
Create load balancer with Compute Engine backend backends and Cloud CDN.
CDN
Compute Engine
Use case
Use cases
Use Terraform to deploy a sample external HTTP(S) load balancer backend with Cloud CDN
enabled.
CDN
Compute Engine
Terraform
Use case
Use cases
Cache content from serverless products, such as Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and App
Engine
Create load balancer with serverless backends and Cloud CDN.
CDN
serverless
Cloud Run
Cloud Functions
App Engine
Use case
Use cases
Set up Cloud CDN with third-party object storage
Serve cached content that is hosted either on-premises or in another cloud.
CDN
external origin
third party
Use case
Use cases
Configuring CDN for Kubernetes Ingress on Google Cloud.
CDN
Ingress
Kubernetes
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Caching content at the edges of Google's network provides faster\ndelivery of content to your users while reducing serving costs. [Learn more](/cdn/docs/overview)\n[Get started for free](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial) \n\n#### Start your proof of concept with $300 in free credit\n\n- Get access to Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking\n- Free monthly usage of popular products, including AI APIs and BigQuery\n- No automatic charges, no commitment \n[View free product offers](/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier) \n\n#### Keep exploring with 20+ always-free products\n\n\nAccess 20+ free products for common use cases, including AI APIs, VMs, data warehouses,\nand more.\n\nDocumentation resources\n-----------------------\n\nFind quickstarts and guides, review key references, and get help with common issues. \nformat_list_numbered\n\n### Guides\n\n-\n\n [Setup overview](/cdn/docs/using-cdn)\n\n-\n\n [Use cache modes](/cdn/docs/using-cache-modes)\n\n-\n\n [Set up a backend bucket](/cdn/docs/setting-up-cdn-with-bucket)\n\n-\n\n [Set up a managed instance group backend](/cdn/docs/setting-up-cdn-with-mig)\n\n-\n\n [Set up an external backend](/cdn/docs/set-up-external-backend-internet-neg)\n\n-\n\n [Use signed URLs](/cdn/docs/using-signed-urls)\n\n-\n\n [Use cache keys](/cdn/docs/using-cache-keys)\n\n-\n\n [Invalidate cached content](/cdn/docs/invalidating-cached-content)\n\nemoji_objects\n\n### Concepts\n\n-\n\n [Best practices for content delivery](/cdn/docs/best-practices)\n\n-\n\n [Cloud CDN overview](/cdn/docs/overview)\n\n-\n\n [Cloud CDN features](/cdn/docs/features)\n\n-\n\n [Caching overview](/cdn/docs/caching)\n\n-\n\n [Signed URLs and signed cookies overview](/cdn/docs/private-content)\n\n-\n\n [External backends overview](/cdn/docs/ext-backend-internet-neg-overview)\n\n-\n\n [Cache invalidation overview](/cdn/docs/cache-invalidation-overview)\n\ngroup_work\n\n### Reference, resources, and support\n\n-\n\n [API and gcloud references](/cdn/docs/apis)\n\n-\n\n [Cache locations](/cdn/docs/locations)\n\n-\n\n [Pricing](/cdn/pricing)\n\n-\n\n [Release notes](/cdn/docs/release-notes)\n\n-\n\n [Troubleshooting](/cdn/docs/troubleshooting-steps)\n\n-\n\n [Billing questions](/cdn/docs/billing-questions)\n\n-\n\n [Getting support](/cdn/docs/getting-support)\n\n-\n\n [Service Level Agreement](/cdn/sla)\n\nRelated resources\n-----------------\n\nTraining and tutorials \nUse cases \nExplore self-paced training, use cases, reference architectures, and code samples with examples of how to use and connect Google Cloud services. Training \nTraining and tutorials\n\n### Cloud CDN\n\n\nGet hands-on practice with Cloud CDN.\n\n\n[Learn more](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/focuses/1251?parent=catalog) \nTraining \nTraining and tutorials\n\n### Related tutorials\n\n\nTry out other tutorials that include Cloud CDN.\n\n\n[Learn more](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/catalog?keywords=Cloud+CDN) \nTraining \nTraining and tutorials\n\n### Improving network performance\n\n\nLearn how to improve network performance with network performance using load balancers.\n\n\n[Learn more](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/focuses/1287?parent=catalog) \nUse case \nUse cases\n\n### Deliver secure and non-secure content over the same hostname\n\n\nBind a reserved IP address to both the HTTP and HTTPS frontend configuration in the external HTTP(S) load balancer.\n\nCDN load balancing HTTP HTTPS\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/cdn/docs/http-https-over-same-domain) \nUse case \nUse cases\n\n### Best practices for securing your applications and APIs using Apigee\n\n\nSecure your applications and APIs using Apigee API management and Cloud Armor,\nreCAPTCHA Enterprise, and Cloud CDN.\n\nCDN Cloud Armor\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/architecture/best-practices-securing-applications-and-apis-using-apigee) \nUse case \nUse cases\n\n### Host a static website\n\n\nConfigure a Cloud Storage bucket and Cloud CDN to host a static website for your\ndomain\n\nCDN Cloud Storage\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/storage/docs/hosting-static-website) \nUse case \nUse cases\n\n### Cache content from Compute origins\n\n\nCreate load balancer with Compute Engine backend backends and Cloud CDN.\n\nCDN Compute Engine\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/cdn/docs/setting-up-cdn-with-mig) \nUse case \nUse cases\n\n### Automate your setup with Terraform\n\n\nUse Terraform to deploy a sample external HTTP(S) load balancer backend with Cloud CDN\nenabled.\n\nCDN Compute Engine Terraform\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/cdn/docs/cdn-terraform-examples) \nUse case \nUse cases\n\n### Cache content from serverless products, such as Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and App\nEngine\n\n\nCreate load balancer with serverless backends and Cloud CDN.\n\nCDN serverless Cloud Run Cloud Functions App Engine\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/cdn/docs/setting-up-cdn-with-serverless) \nUse case \nUse cases\n\n### Set up Cloud CDN with third-party object storage\n\n\nServe cached content that is hosted either on-premises or in another cloud.\n\nCDN external origin third party\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/cdn/docs/setting-up-cdn-with-third-party-storage) \nUse case \nUse cases\n\n### Configure Cloud CDN through Ingress\n\n\nConfiguring CDN for Kubernetes Ingress on Google Cloud.\n\nCDN Ingress Kubernetes\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[Learn more](/cdn/docs/setting-up-cdn-with-third-party-storage)\n\nRelated videos\n--------------"]]
