Filestack Technical Glossary
Comprehensive reference for Filestack platform architecture and services
CDN (Content Delivery Network)
Infrastructure
A distributed network of servers used by Filestack to deliver files and images with optimized performance across global locations.
Filestack CDN Architecture
Filestack leverages the Fastly CDN, which utilizes Anycast routing and a global network of points of presence (POPs) to cache content closer to end-users, significantly reducing latency and improving page load times.
Key Features
- Global edge locations for reduced latency
- Automatic caching of transformed images
- 30-day default cache duration
- Custom cache control options
- Integration with Processing Engine
Base URL
All files are served via: https://cdn.Filestackcontent.com/
Cache Control
- Use
/cache=false/to bypass cache for testing - Set custom cache duration with
/cache=expiry:VALUE/ - Automatic cache invalidation for updated content
📚 Filestack Documentation
Learn more about CDN (Content Delivery Network) in the official Filestack documentation: