lightsail cloudfront

  • Resolved futureyoon

    (@futureyoon)


    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hi

    I am usuing AWS lightsail that comes with inbuilt distribution service.

    May I know where I can get the Access key ID and Secret Key for this plugin when using lightsail?

    when i follow this steps (https://www.craigerson.com/wordpress-cloudfront-cdn-w3-total-cache/), it asked me to create a new IAM credential which is not pointing lightsail disctrubiton service that had been already created.

    so there must be some other ways to get Access key ID and Secret Key for the lightsail evnvironment.

    Do you have any idea and how to resolve this issue?
    Please help.

    Thank you

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  • Plugin Contributor Marko Vasiljevic

    (@vmarko)

    Hello @futureyoon

    Thank you for yoru question and I am happy to assist you with this.
    The Access Key ID and Secret Key are required for the AWS Cloudfront CDN. Lightsail CDN is different.
    However, you can try to use Generic Mirror in the Performance>General settings>CDN dropdown menu and add the CDN created domain for example, d3b09eq0j1fbdq.cloudfront.net

    I hope this helps!
    Thanks!

    Thread Starter futureyoon

    (@futureyoon)

    Thank you for the info.

    a couple of follow up questions

    1. performance between Mirror and Cloudfront ? which one better?

    2. I’ve already created a distribution in lightsail, is it ok to set up a new distribution out of lightsail merely for this plugin use? what would be the implication?

    Thank you

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by futureyoon.
    Plugin Contributor Marko Vasiljevic

    (@vmarko)

    Hello @futureyoon

    Thank you for yoru feedback.
    1. When selecting a specific provider from the CDN Type, offers a lot more control over which files are uploaded, purging the CDN, etc. SO it’s always better to use options for the specific provider to allow more control via the plugin.

    2. On some occasions this may result in duplicating the content, or some errors are thrown.
    I would advise using only one distribution for the generic mirror.
    THanks!

    Thread Starter futureyoon

    (@futureyoon)

    OK. Thank you for the explanation.
    so back to the original question.

    There is no way to connect lightsail CDN with W3 Total Cache for now?

    Please advise.

    Thank you

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