CDN Fundamentals
Understanding the Set-Cookie Header
Understanding the Set-Cookie Header and Caching Behavior The Set-Cookie HTTP response header is used by servers to store cookies on the user's browser. These cookies enable stateful sessions, user personalization, and authentication workflows. ...
What is the Host header?
Understanding the Host Header The Host header is a mandatory HTTP request header that specifies the domain name (and optionally the port) of the target server. It plays a fundamental role in HTTP/1.1, as it tells the server which site or application ...
Understanding the "Upgrade" HTTP Header and Its Impact on Your Website
What is the "Upgrade" Header ? The Upgrade header is key for applications needing to switch protocols without creating new connections—like WebSockets. By configuring your server and VergeCloud to properly handle upgrade requests, you can maintain ...
VergeCloud Error Codes
Understanding VergeCloud Error Codes While using VergeCloud services, users may encounter specific error codes unique to the platform. These codes signify issues or violations of rules configured on VergeCloud. This guide explains common VergeCloud ...
VergeCloud’s X-Cache and X-Time Headers Explained
Once VergeCloud's CDN service is activated, the system includes the x-cache and x-time headers in the responses to user requests. What Does X-Cache Mean? The x-cache header can have several possible values: MISS, HIT, and BYPASS. MISS: The requested ...
Browser Caching and HTTP Headers with VergeCloud
Understanding Browser Caching and HTTP Headers with VergeCloud Browser caching involves storing certain website resources on a user's browser, so they don't need to be downloaded every time they visit. Resources are stored in the browser's local ...
What is the Cache-Control Header?
Understanding the Cache-Control Header in VergeCloud The Cache-Control header is an essential HTTP header used to manage caching behavior for content served on the web. By defining caching directives, the Cache-Control header helps optimize content ...
What is the Vary Header?
Understanding the Vary Header in VergeCloud The Vary header is a critical HTTP header that helps configure content caching based on specific request conditions, such as browser type, encoding support, or user preferences. With VergeCloud's advanced ...
Understanding VergeCloud CDN Headers
Intoduction When a website utilizes VergeCloud CDN for performance enhancement and security, visitor requests are directed to VergeCloud’s CDN servers instead of directly reaching the website's main server. In return, the CDN edge server sends ...
What is a CDN?
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a network of distributed servers designed to deliver web content, such as images, videos, and HTML pages, to users with high availability and performance. CDNs cache content across multiple locations worldwide, ...