Cloud CDN documentation

Cloud CDN (Content Delivery Network) uses Google's globally distributed edge points of presence to cache external HTTP(S) load balanced content close to your users. Caching content at the edges of Google's network provides faster delivery of content to your users while reducing serving costs.

Go to the Cloud CDN product page for more.

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Improving network performance

Learn how to improve network performance with network performance using load balancers.

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Deliver secure and non-secure content over the same hostname

Bind a reserved IP address to both the HTTP and HTTPS frontend configuration in the external HTTP(S) load balancer.

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Best practices for securing your applications and APIs using Apigee

Secure your applications and APIs using Apigee API management and Cloud Armor, reCAPTCHA Enterprise, and Cloud CDN.

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Host a static website

Configure a Cloud Storage bucket and Cloud CDN to host a static website for your domain

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Cache content from Compute origins

Create load balancer with Compute Engine backend backends and Cloud CDN.

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Automate your setup with Terraform

Use Terraform to deploy a sample external HTTP(S) load balancer backend with Cloud CDN enabled.

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Cache content from serverless products, such as Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and App Engine

Create load balancer with serverless backends and Cloud CDN.

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Set up Cloud CDN with third-party object storage

Serve cached content that is hosted either on-premises or in another cloud.

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Configure Cloud CDN through Ingress

Configuring CDN for Kubernetes Ingress on Google Cloud.

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Last updated 2026-02-18 UTC.