Implementing a Content Delivery Network

Owned by Steve Mattingly (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Feb 16, 2022 by Lite Farm
1 min read

Status

☑ Draft   ☐ Proposed    ☐ Accepted    ☐ Rejected    ☐ Superseded

Context

Jimmy Rowland has suggested that LiteFarm should use a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to improve the network load times of LiteFarm’s front-end application.

Providers

  1. Cloudflare

  2. KeyCDN

  3. …?

Forces at play for this decision include:

  1. The need to improve LiteFarm load times, especially for users geographically distant from the New York city location of the servers. This entails a need to effectively speed up the React/Redux front end built with vite.

  2. A desire to minimize impact on existing infrastructure, and for easy integration with existing Digital Ocean droplets.

  3. Continued support.

  4. A reasonable focus on keeping costs down.

Decision

We select … because …



We accept that …