---
title: "Discussion on \"System Design Essentials: Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"System Design Essentials: Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)\". 0. What is a CDN?\nContent Delivery Networks (CDNs) are globally distributed network of proxy servers, serving content from locations closer to the user to reduce latency.\nGenerally, static files such"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/system-design-cdn/69ca0e605282e6ac9c4e9354"
---

[Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) /

Discussion

# [System Design Essentials: Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)](https://ejjung.hashnode.dev/system-design-cdn?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

0\. What is a CDN? Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) are globally distributed network of proxy servers, serving content from locations closer to the user to reduce latency. Generally, static files such

Mar 30 · 2 min read · ejjung.hashnode.dev  
Updated Apr 7  
Read the article

-   [#system-design](https://hashnode.com/tag/system-design)
-   [#cdn](https://hashnode.com/tag/cdn)
-   [#content-delivery-network](https://hashnode.com/tag/content-delivery-network)
-   [#cloudflare](https://hashnode.com/tag/cloudflare)

## Written by

[EJ Jung](https://hashnode.com/@ejjung)

@ejjung · Bellevue, WA

  
[View profile](https://hashnode.com/@ejjung)

## Responses

Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post

No responses yet.