CloudFront CDN Simulation

Origin Server Only
Use CloudFront CDN
Origin Server North America Europe Asia Australia
Click on a region to simulate a request

How to use this simulation:

  1. Toggle between "Origin Server Only" and "CloudFront CDN"
  2. Click on any region to simulate a user request from that location
  3. Watch how the request is handled and compare load times
  4. Notice how CDN edge locations 🟧 cache content after first request
  5. Observe the difference in speed for subsequent requests with CDN

Scroll down in the map to see Australia. The map will automatically scroll when you click on Australia.

Without CloudFront: All requests travel to and from the origin server (slow for distant users)

With CloudFront: First request caches content at edge locations near users. Subsequent requests are served from these nearby edge locations (much faster).