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I don't think it's reasonable to expect non-giants to self host a CDN
by 8note 5y ago
I don't think it's reasonable to expect non-giants to self host a CDN
- autoexec 5y agoHow much do non-giants really need one? Sure, they have their advantages, but are we really at the point where every website absolutely requires their use?
- nickff 5y agoDepends on what you mean by 'absolutely requires'. With search engines now emphasizing mobile experience and load times, CDNs are more necessary than ever if a site wants to appear/rank in search results.
- MomoXenosaga 5y agoIsn't self hosting actually a huge legal cluster fuck liability? And as much as I hate Google I think they have better security practices than most websites out there.
- dvdkon 5y agoA CDN? If you load JavaScript from it, then it has about the same "power" as a server hosting the HTML of a static site. So yes, there's some potential for misuse, but unless you're implying that hosting your own website is a bad idea from a liability perspective, I'd say it's safer to host your own JS instead of using multiple CDNs as many sites do.