Implementing Azure CDN

Introduction to Azure CDN

Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) provides developers with a global solution for delivering high-bandwidth content to users by caching static content in storage blobs, cloud services, and websites on the Azure platform by using a large number of physical nodes at strategically positioned physical nodes worldwide.

Azure CDN is available in standard and premium tiers with different providers.

Prerequisites for Deploying Azure CDN

1. Storage Account
2. Cloud Service
3. Web Application

Implementing Azure CDN

Step 1. On the Azure portal, select + Create a resource. Search for Front Door and CDN profiles, then select Create.

Step 2. Select Explore other offerings, select the Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic), and click Continue.

Step 3. Enter the name for the Azure CDN and then select Create to deploy the CDN profile.

• Pricing tier: Select Microsoft CDN (classic).
• Create a new CDN endpoint: Leave this option unchecked.

Step 4. In the CDN Profile pane, click + Endpoint.

Step 5. On the Add an endpoint page, enter the unique name for the endpoint, select Origin type as Web App, select the origin hostname, and click Add.

• Origin Path: Leave as blank.
• Origin host header: Leave as default.
• HTTP port: Leave as port 80.
• HTTPS port: Leave as port 443.

Step 6. Go to the Endpoint and copy the Endpoint hostname.

Step 7. Paste the Endpoint hostname URL and hit enter; now, we can see the original hostname’s website is loading when we use the Endpoint hostname URL.

Summary

In the article, we learned how to deploy Azure CDN; in our next article, we will learn how to integrate our domain into the Azure CDN; if you have any questions, feel free to comment under the article.