What is CloudFront?
CloudFront is AWS's Content Delivery Network (CDN) that delivers content with low latency from 400+ edge locations worldwide.
400+
Edge Locations
<50ms
Avg Latency
13
Regional Caches
🎯 Test Different Cache Behaviors
Click buttons below to test different caching configurations:
✨ CloudFront Features Demonstrated
- ✅ HTTPS/SSL encryption
- ✅ Origin Access Control (OAC) - Private S3
- ✅ Custom cache behaviors by path
- ✅ Compression (Gzip/Brotli)
- ✅ Geographic restrictions
- ✅ Access logging
- ✅ Cache invalidation
📊 Check Response Headers
Open DevTools (F12) → Network tab → Reload page → Click any file → Check headers:
X-Cache: Hit from cloudfront
X-Amz-Cf-Pop: LAX50-C1
Age: 3600