Deployment & Environments
CDN (Content Delivery Network)
What It Is
Servers around the world that cache your website for faster loading
Analogy
Having franchise locations everywhere so customers don't have to drive across the country
Try It Out
CDN Global Distribution
Connections:
origin → cdn-usorigin → cdn-euorigin → cdn-asia
Related Terms in Deployment & Environments
Localhost
A restaurant that only you can eat at — it's fully functional but not open to the public
Development Environment
Your test kitchen — you can make mistakes, experiment, and no customers will see
Staging Environment
A dress rehearsal — everything is real except the audience
Production Environment
The restaurant is open — real customers, real orders, real consequences