Enable Azure CDN for an existing website hosted in Wordpress

Question

I have a website which is hosted in Wordpress. Can I improve the performance without moving static files to Storage account and without changing the FQDNS.

This is done in Cloudflare CDN already by changing the Nameserver details in Domain portal(Changed from hosting server to Cloud flare). Improved the performance by 28%.

Is that possible in Azure ?

Answer 1

@Deepaklal-FT

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform. Thank you for reaching out & I hope you are doing well.

I understand that you would like to know how to improve your website's performance while using the same domain/FQDN using Azure CDN.

How CDN Works in Azure ?

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cdn/cdn-overview?toc=%2Fazure%2Ffrontdoor%2FTOC.json#how-it-works

Wrt FQDN,

• Yes, this is possible
• You must use a custom domain in CDN
• Once Azure validates the custom domain, you can use this FQDN in the CDN.
• Refer : Add a custom domain to your endpoint

Wrt Optimization,

• I am not sure how you are arriving at a specific metric for performance, however , CDN can greatly improve your site's performance.
• You do not have to move your static contents to a Storage Account in Azure.
• Instead, these contents are stored in cache
• Please make sure you go through : How caching works in Azure
• You can also Optimize contents for specific scenarios

General web delivery

General media streaming

Video-on-demand media streaming

Large file download

Dynamic site acceleration

• The above scenarions are covered here : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cdn/cdn-optimization-overview?toc=%2Fazure%2Ffrontdoor%2FTOC.json#optimization-for-specific-scenarios

Kindly let us know if this helps or you need further assistance on this issue.

Thanks,

Kapil

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