CloudFront CDN Lab Flashcards
Can you have multiple origins per distribution?
Yes
Create a web distribution if you want to:
Speed up distribution of static and dynamic content, for example, .html, .css, .php, and graphics files.
Distribute media files using HTTP or HTTPS.
Add, update, or delete objects, and submit data from web forms.
Use live streaming to stream an event in real time.
Create an RTMP distribution…
…to speed up distribution of your streaming media files using Adobe Flash Media Server’s RTMP protocol
For web distributions, what can be the origin of your files?
either an Amazon S3 bucket or a web server
After you create the web distribution, can you add more origins?
Yes
With an RTMP distribution, can you play a media file before the file has finished downloading from a CloudFront edge location?
Yes
For RTMP distributions, what can be the origin of your files?
an Amazon S3 bucket
To use CloudFront live streaming…
…create a web distribution
Origin Domain Name
name of the bucket or webserver
Can you have on-premise origins?
Yes
Origin Path
way of adding multiple subfolders in the origin (pictures, videos, etc)
Origin ID
name of the origion
Restrict Bucket Access
Yes or No, example: stop people from using s3 bucket url so that they use CloudFront instead
If you decide to restrict bucket access…
…you need to create an Origin Access Identity (OAI)
What is an Origin Access Identity?
a user. can add permissions to that user