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If your site is entirely static content and mostly text, you don't really need a CDN. I've had a static site survive the HN frontpage without any problem on che
by brazzy 14y ago
If your site is entirely static content and mostly text, you don't really need a CDN. I've had a static site survive the HN frontpage without any problem on cheap-ass shared hosting.
- untog 14y agoIf all you need is static hosting then S3 is great. The benefits of a CDN, and it's incredibly cheap too.
- danielhughes 14y agoIf you want the benefits of a CDN I think you'd have to link S3 to CloudFront. S3 alone does not provide CDN capabilities AFAIK.
- challengee 14y agoCorrect. But availability of cheap-ass shared hosting will be nowhere near that of S3+Cloudfront. Additionaly, S3 and Cloudfront are extremely cheap themselves. And you get a few nice bonusses (like low latency, everywhere).