{"id":16848,"date":"2025-11-14T12:36:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skynats.com\/?p=16848"},"modified":"2025-11-17T13:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T07:36:09","slug":"how-to-configure-aws-cloudfront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skynats.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-aws-cloudfront\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure AWS CloudFront\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AWS CloudFront is a global CDN service that stores copies of your content on edge servers around the world so your users get faster load times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It enhances both speed and security by providing features like DDoS protection, HTTPS encryption, and integration with AWS Shield and AWS WAF.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You simply log into AWS and go to the CloudFront service page.<br>Clicking <strong>Create Distribution<\/strong> tells <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/cloudfront\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">AWS<\/mark><\/a> you&#8217;re starting a new CDN configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-choose-your-origin\"><strong>Choose Your Origin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The origin is where your actual files or data live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>S3 bucket: static website hosting or media files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EC2 server: dynamic website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>API endpoint: backend service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important settings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Origin Protocol Policy ,&nbsp; HTTPS only<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Ensures CloudFront communicates securely with your origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Origin Path<br><\/strong>Lets you limit CloudFront to a subfolder inside your origin <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(only serve \/static\/ files).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After configuring, you click <strong>Add Origin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\"><strong>Key settings:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Viewer Protocol Policy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Redirect HTTP to HTTPS<br><\/strong>Ensures every request uses HTTPS for better security.\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Allowed HTTP Methods<br><\/strong>a. 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