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MaxBarraclough
on June 9, 2019
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> CloudFlare specifically forbids using it mostly as an image/video CDN unless you are on the Enterprise tier
For those of us not in the know, what
else
would you use it for?
whatshisface
on June 9, 2019
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I remember them billing themselves as free DDoS protection.
MaxBarraclough
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I don't follow. They're in the business of serving static content, right?
clhodapp
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They are willing to serve as your CDN if you don't make them front too much image or audio traffic and you don't make them front any video. Their free tier is for non-media-focused sites only.
therealdrag0
on June 10, 2019
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Why don't they just limit it by bandwidth/hits? Is there anything special about media content that it should be considered differently?
MaxBarraclough
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Video might mean adaptive bitrate I suppose.
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For those of us not in the know, what else would you use it for?