To test your website with 5centsCDN before updating the CNAME Record, you can modify the hosts file on your computer. For Mac and Linux systems, navigate to /etc/hosts, and for Windows systems, go to c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts. Then, ping the pull zone ID, retrieve the IP address, and add it along with the desired CNAME aliases in […]
Category: HTTP Pull
What is PKI Validation error in HTTP Pull Zone/Web Acceleration?
PKI validation occurs when there’s a mismatch between shared DNS records and the issued domain/cname, resulting in SSL DNS failure. This error indicates a PKI validation issue. To fix it, update the SSL records to match and save them again.
What could be the reason for receiving a warning message of either “invalid CNAME” or “CNAME already taken”?
When adding a CNAME to your Live Stream or Push Zone, you may receive this warning message, which could be due to various reasons. To troubleshoot, you can verify the following: Make sure that the CNAME you added is not already configured for another zone or server service ID. If it is being used […]
What is Origin Certificate Expiring Alert? How to resolve it?
The Origin Certificate Expiring Alert is primarily used to inform you when your HTTP or VOD Pull zone’s origin server SSL is about to expire. You should immediately take action to renew the certificate on your origin server to avoid downtime. If the certificate expires, the CDN will not pull content from the origin server. […]
How to accelerate my whole website?
There are 2 methods to accelerate your website. Accelerate the static assets of your website. you can accelerate the static assets of your website, like style sheets, JavaScript files, and images (in-short HTTP objects). Click here Accelerate the whole website. In this method, you can deliver the whole website through the CDN. For this setup, […]
What is the difference between HTTP Pull and VOD Pull ?
The main uses of HTTP pull zones are explained below. Website acceleration – To accelerate the static assets of your website, like style sheets, JavaScript files, and images (in-short HTTP objects). For more information, you can click here Live streaming – Using HTTP Pull zone, you can deliver the HLS/DASH live stream through CDN from […]
Why we are getting poor performance when we use ANAME/ALIAS records?
Running the whole site through a CDN is also the modern thing to do and can help give your users an excellent experience. In this scenario, you cant use the CNAME. The DNS providers have a solution called ANAME or ALIAS, allowing you to point to the CDN endpoint on the root domain. Why we […]
How to create an HTTP pull zone with HLS| DVR?
If you want to deliver the HLS videos through 5centsCDN then you need to create an HTTP pull zone with HLS|DVR optimization. So CDN will pull the HLS stream from your cloud storage and cache the stream and deliver via CDN. Please follow the steps to create a pull zone. Login to 5centsCDN console. Go […]
I am getting this warning message “Bandwidth limiter will be applied if using optimize for HLS/DASH live or HLS/DASH VoD. Please add minimum credit of $400 to remove the restrictions” Why?
For Pay As You Go users, to enable Optimize for Live / VoD, they need to have a minimum credit balance as follows 1. PayG Standard Plan -> $100 2. PayG Volume Plan -> $200 3. PayG Premium Plan -> $300 4. PayG Enterprise Plan -> $400 Otherwise, the bandwidth Limiter will be applied by […]
What is bandwidth limiter?
Bandwidth limiter is used to limit the downloading speed of your stream. If you want to enable this security, follow the steps Log in to the 5centsCDN console Move to zones and select HTTP or VOD Select push or pull Move to security Click on the bandwidth limiter Click the enable button Add the value […]