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What exactly is an asset domain? The one you setup to point to the CDN?

• ceejayoz 12y ago
  Yes. Instead of using pqowieurpqoiwer.cloudfront.net, you can point one of your own subdomains at it. Leaves you in control. The only complexity is SSL certificates - you either have to pay $600/month for a custom cert, or use SNI and ditch some older IEs.
  • sbarre 12y ago
    $600 per month for what exactly? (honestly asking here)
    • ceejayoz 12y ago
      Without SNI, you need a dedicated IP per certificate. For CloudFront, this means dozens of dedicated IPs around the world just for your distribution.
      • sbarre 12y ago
        Ah, makes sense! Thanks
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  • micro-ram 12y ago
    Could you add a global variable to your site code with the fqdn of your assets to point to the origin for times like this?
  • Xorlev 12y ago
    They do offer free SSL with SNI. But that's not viable for most people given the number of popular older browsers missing SNI support.
    • kbuck 12y ago
      Browsers that do support SNI include: IE7+ (unless running on Windows XP) Firefox 2.0 and later Opera 8.0 and later Chrome 6 and later (unless running on Windows XP) Safari 3.0 and later Android default browser on Android 3.0 and later (this is probably the biggest chunk of users) Windows Phone 7 So, realistically, you're looking at people who still use Windows XP (unless they're using Firefox) and people with really old Android phones that'll never receive a manufacturer firmware update.