Comments on: How To: Getting Started with Amazon CloudFront http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront Tech News, Reviews and Guides Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:01:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Brett http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-189016 Brett Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:58:57 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-189016 It beats the pants off my long time favorite, WP-Supercache! It beats the pants off my long time favorite, WP-Supercache!

]]> By: Paul Stamatiou http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-189015 Paul Stamatiou Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:43:42 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-189015 thanks i'll check it out. i've heard of the plugin but never really looked into it. thanks i’ll check it out. i’ve heard of the plugin but never really looked into it.

]]> By: Brett http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-189007 Brett Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:19:42 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-189007 Hey Paul just a heds up but the wordpress plugin W3 Total Cache has Cloudfront support built in so you can have your blog "in the cloud" in a few moments. If you need more info give me a shout. :) Hey Paul just a heds up but the wordpress plugin W3 Total Cache has Cloudfront support built in so you can have your blog “in the cloud” in a few moments. If you need more info give me a shout. :)

]]> By: Usando Amazon S3 y CloudFront con WordPress, Carrero http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-187539 Usando Amazon S3 y CloudFront con WordPress, Carrero Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:23:58 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-187539 [...] referencias de como usar Amazon S3 y CloudFront: W3 Total Cache, Paul Stamatiou, más plugins con soporte CloudFront, Kovshenin, … Etiquetas: almacenamiento, s3, [...] [...] referencias de como usar Amazon S3 y CloudFront: W3 Total Cache, Paul Stamatiou, más plugins con soporte CloudFront, Kovshenin, … Etiquetas: almacenamiento, s3, [...]

]]> By: Andy http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-187531 Andy Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:21:49 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-187531 Phil, most of the Amazon S3 clients allow configuring Http Headers such as Cache-Control. You should set this header on the files on S3. What client do you use? Check out our <a href="http://blog.cloudberrylab.com/2009/07/two-ways-to-configure-content.html" rel="nofollow">blog post</a> on setting content expiration. Andy Phil,
most of the Amazon S3 clients allow configuring Http Headers such as Cache-Control. You should set this header on the files on S3. What client do you use? Check out our blog post on setting content expiration.

Andy

]]> By: Phil http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-187504 Phil Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:02:13 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-187504 All of the css, images and js files that I uploaded to S3 are "missing a cache expiration." Where/how can I control or set the Cache-Control headers? Is this set in S3/Cloud? Or on my dedicated server? Or perhaps both? Thanks and Happy New Year. All of the css, images and js files that I uploaded to S3 are “missing a cache expiration.” Where/how can I control or set the Cache-Control headers? Is this set in S3/Cloud? Or on my dedicated server? Or perhaps both?

Thanks and Happy New Year.

]]> By: Paul Stamatiou http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-187261 Paul Stamatiou Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:52:11 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-187261 I had set the bucket to read access for World, you can just set it back to owner and it won't display that. (as long as the files/folders you want to show inside of it have the proper ACL). If you refresh or shift+refresh that link you'll see it's back to the typical access denied message. I had set the bucket to read access for World, you can just set it back to owner and it won’t display that. (as long as the files/folders you want to show inside of it have the proper ACL). If you refresh or shift+refresh that link you’ll see it’s back to the typical access denied message.

]]> By: Troy http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-187260 Troy Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:24:51 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-187260 How do you stop directory snooping: http://turbo.paulstamatiou.com/ How do you stop directory snooping:

http://turbo.paulstamatiou.com/

]]> By: Skribit Blog » Blog Archive » Thoughts on a Successful Launch http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-186849 Skribit Blog » Blog Archive » Thoughts on a Successful Launch Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:28:30 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-186849 [...] moved all of our images to Amazon CloudFront, which we had already been using in some capacity for hosting the javascript used by our widgets, [...] [...] moved all of our images to Amazon CloudFront, which we had already been using in some capacity for hosting the javascript used by our widgets, [...]

]]> By: Paul Stamatiou http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-186664 Paul Stamatiou Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:38:05 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-186664 Thanks for answering Andy! I was traveling the past few days so I appreciate the help. Thanks for answering Andy! I was traveling the past few days so I appreciate the help.

]]> By: Andy http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-186628 Andy Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:12:22 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-186628 If you put css, js, images, etc on s3 (or CloudFront) and they have Cache-Control header, the files will be cached by the browser and/or proxy. If you put css, js, images, etc on s3 (or CloudFront) and they have Cache-Control header, the files will be cached by the browser and/or proxy.

]]> By: Phil http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-186603 Phil Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:34:10 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-186603 Plenty of relevant information here: http://www.mnot.net/cache_docs/ and here: http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html - but I am still not sure there really is any issue specific to CF. Plenty of relevant information here:

http://www.mnot.net/cache_docs/
and here: http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html

- but I am still not sure there really is any issue specific to CF.

]]> By: Phil http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-186587 Phil Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:18:56 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-186587 A while back (8apr09), Mike Britain had mentioned cache-control headers. Would this apply to the HEAD? I'm going to use CF to load a few HEAD files: css and js. If I exchange my CNAME for the old relative URL that points to these files, will the pages load and cache normally? For example, would my somewhat large jQuery file really have to reload from CF on every page of my site? Or will the pages cache normally? Thanks. And thanks for an exceedingly helpful guide/blog. A while back (8apr09), Mike Britain had mentioned cache-control headers. Would this apply to the HEAD?

I’m going to use CF to load a few HEAD files: css and js. If I exchange my CNAME for the old relative URL that points to these files, will the pages load and cache normally? For example, would my somewhat large jQuery file really have to reload from CF on every page of my site? Or will the pages cache normally? Thanks. And thanks for an exceedingly helpful guide/blog.

]]> By: Andy http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-186526 Andy Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:10:23 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-186526 I hope Paul will excuse me for answering that. It is not essential that you use CNAME. You can use regular CloudFront URL as well. CNAME will just make your URLs look nicer. Another benefit of using CNAME is if you decide to stop using CloudFront in the future you will not have to update all URLs on your website, but just change the CNAME. Andy I hope Paul will excuse me for answering that. It is not essential that you use CNAME. You can use regular CloudFront URL as well. CNAME will just make your URLs look nicer. Another benefit of using CNAME is if you decide to stop using CloudFront in the future you will not have to update all URLs on your website, but just change the CNAME.

Andy

]]> By: Phil http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-186525 Phil Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:58:28 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-186525 I'm thinking about using CloudFront to serve my css and js files. My customers are hotel/resorts and their guests/users are scattered all over the world. My hope is that CloudFront might speed the page load (especially the HEAD) for many users. Is it essential to create a CNAME that points to the CloudFront URL? Or can one just use the CloudFront URL? Thanks. I’m thinking about using CloudFront to serve my css and js files. My customers are hotel/resorts and their guests/users are scattered all over the world. My hope is that CloudFront might speed the page load (especially the HEAD) for many users.

Is it essential to create a CNAME that points to the CloudFront URL? Or can one just use the CloudFront URL? Thanks.

]]> By: Amazon Cloudfront CDN with a WordPress Blog http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-183735 Amazon Cloudfront CDN with a WordPress Blog Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:49:06 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-183735 [...] Stamatiou has the best guide for setup here, and I won’t attempt to replicate it all (he has pictures as well). The key points [...] [...] Stamatiou has the best guide for setup here, and I won’t attempt to replicate it all (he has pictures as well). The key points [...]

]]> By: Paul Stamatiou http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-183144 Paul Stamatiou Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:27:13 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-183144 Hi Rosie - CloudFront does not sound critical for your situation, unless you expect lots of traffic from around the world rather than just the US? S3 by itself should be fine and gains of using CloudFront in terms of latency/time until the file starts loading is only counted in milliseconds (only important if you're doing tons of simultaneous connections and have to serve lots of traffic) Hi Rosie – CloudFront does not sound critical for your situation, unless you expect lots of traffic from around the world rather than just the US? S3 by itself should be fine and gains of using CloudFront in terms of latency/time until the file starts loading is only counted in milliseconds (only important if you’re doing tons of simultaneous connections and have to serve lots of traffic)

]]> By: rosie http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-183141 rosie Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:12:49 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-183141 Ok, I have done the S3 installation Using the FireFox bucket Uploaded AmazonS3 plugin by TanTan Now, my task is to be able to make a 40 min video done by my husband available for viewing by anyone who pays for access. Do you think that Cloudfront is critical for me to use or can I achieve the same results with what I have done? If yes, I will study this post again esp. regarding the file formations. I am a young baby boomer becoming more techi everyday and appreciate this post. As a matter of fact, I will boldly put this on one of my sites, http://www.bloggingforboomers.com for the super techi boomer readers of the site. I think this is an excellent post and I really appreciate your sharing the expertise reflected in each line of text. Keep up the great work Paul. Ok, I have done the S3 installation
Using the FireFox bucket
Uploaded AmazonS3 plugin by TanTan
Now, my task is to be able to make a 40 min video done by my husband available for viewing by anyone who pays for access. Do you think that Cloudfront is critical for me to use or can I achieve the same results with what I have done?
If yes, I will study this post again esp. regarding the file formations. I am a young baby boomer becoming more techi everyday and appreciate this post. As a matter of fact, I will boldly put this on one of my sites, http://www.bloggingforboomers.com for the super techi boomer readers of the site.
I think this is an excellent post and I really appreciate your sharing the expertise reflected in each line of text.
Keep up the great work Paul.

]]> By: Luke Rumley http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-182826 Luke Rumley Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:04:34 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-182826 Oh well - wondering if I should reorg my buckets into one now. We haven't gone to production yet. I like our chairs, too! Good for long hours of uploading content to S3. :) Oh well – wondering if I should reorg my buckets into one now. We haven’t gone to production yet.

I like our chairs, too! Good for long hours of uploading content to S3. :)

]]> By: Paul Stamatiou http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-182823 Paul Stamatiou Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:17:44 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-182823 Hey Luke - yeah it is unfortunately a per-bucket type of thing to the best of my knowledge. P.S. - I like you guys' chairs. :D Hey Luke – yeah it is unfortunately a per-bucket type of thing to the best of my knowledge.

P.S. – I like you guys’ chairs. :D

]]> By: Luke Rumley http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-182822 Luke Rumley Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:14:49 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-182822 Do I need a CNAME record for each bucket? It would be nice to use static.domain.com/bucket1 and static.domain.com/bucket2, but it sounds more like I will have to do staticbucket1.domain.com and staticbucket2.domain.com, right? Do I need a CNAME record for each bucket? It would be nice to use static.domain.com/bucket1 and static.domain.com/bucket2, but it sounds more like I will have to do staticbucket1.domain.com and staticbucket2.domain.com, right?

]]> By: Antonio http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-182570 Antonio Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:19:37 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-182570 Hello and thanks for the post! I am also trying to configure S3 in Wordpress and as you say the plugins that we find out there don't solve all the problems. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/cdn-tools/ I cannot use this one because of some problems with my hosting but it says it upload the files to your hosting and also to S3 and use the ones that you choose. You cannot choose to wich bucket upload it to S3. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/my-cdn/ only redirect http://tantannoodles.com/toolkit/wordpress-s3/ It doesn't upload files to your hosting and to S3. Furthermore I always get an error when cheking the virtual hosting option. If not checking it works perfectly but with the url http://yourbuckt.s3.amazon....../ The best I think we can do is to use the last one and then with this plugin http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/find-and-replacer/ modify all our internal image links to the new one. If we ever want to come back we modify it again... But again, I believe some minor changes are needed to those plugins and they shouldn't be a big issue... The most difficult is to make them work with S3 not to be able to set up the path we want WP to assign to the images. BR Hello and thanks for the post!

I am also trying to configure S3 in Wordpress and as you say the plugins that we find out there don’t solve all the problems.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/cdn-tools/
I cannot use this one because of some problems with my hosting but it says it upload the files to your hosting and also to S3 and use the ones that you choose. You cannot choose to wich bucket upload it to S3.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/my-cdn/
only redirect

http://tantannoodles.com/toolkit/wordpress-s3/
It doesn’t upload files to your hosting and to S3. Furthermore I always get an error when cheking the virtual hosting option. If not checking it works perfectly but with the url http://yourbuckt.s3.amazon……/

The best I think we can do is to use the last one and then with this plugin
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/find-and-replacer/
modify all our internal image links to the new one. If we ever want to come back we modify it again…

But again, I believe some minor changes are needed to those plugins and they shouldn’t be a big issue… The most difficult is to make them work with S3 not to be able to set up the path we want WP to assign to the images.

BR

]]> By: Video hosting costs? - NamePros.com http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-182306 Video hosting costs? - NamePros.com Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:09:42 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-182306 [...] CloudFront. There is even a WordPress plugin that makes it easier to work with. This might help How To: Getting Started with Amazon CloudFront — PaulStamatiou.com __________________ Selling Stuff Online Silver Earrings Wealth With [...] [...] CloudFront. There is even a WordPress plugin that makes it easier to work with. This might help How To: Getting Started with Amazon CloudFront — PaulStamatiou.com __________________ Selling Stuff Online Silver Earrings Wealth With [...]

]]> By: Jason http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-180849 Jason Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:38:15 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-180849 One last piece to the puzzle.. Cloudfront Analytics: http://www.s3stat.com/ Gotta get that nightly stats fix! One last piece to the puzzle..

Cloudfront Analytics:
http://www.s3stat.com/

Gotta get that nightly stats fix!

]]> By: chiguy http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-getting-started-with-amazon-cloudfront#comment-180766 chiguy Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:28:47 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/?p=3784#comment-180766 Cool. I also found this plugin: http://swearingscience.com/cdn-tools/ But it looks like it doesn't support cloudfront just yet... Cool. I also found this plugin:

http://swearingscience.com/cdn-tools/

But it looks like it doesn’t support cloudfront just yet…

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