Edge Application, powered by CDNetworks’ extensive CDN network, empowers you to build and deploy serverless functions directly at the network edge. This distributed architecture brings computation and data processing closer to users, enabling ultra-low latency, rapid response times, and enhanced reliability while optimizing costs. By decentralizing application logic and reducing reliance on centralized servers, Edge Applications streamline workflows, decrease network transmission expenses, and unlock new possibilities for real-time interactions and high-availability services.
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Features
Automatic Scaling
Scale and allocate resources across more than 2,800 global edge-distributed Points of Presence (PoPs), managing varying traffic loads effortlessly even during peak periods.
Rapid Function Building
Swiftly build custom functions utilizing the Web Service Worker API and our extensive library of templates, simplifying conversion of multiple functions into sophisticated workflows.
Ultra-fast Cold Starts
Enable instant code execution to our network with ultra-fast cold starts using V8 Isolates, delivering unparalleled performance and global coverage.
Enhanced Security
Run your code in an isolated sandbox environment with strict resource and permission controls, ensuring that on-demand startups use only the resources required and nothing more.
Distributed, Lightweight Storage
Integrate to Key-Value data storage services, taking advantage of ultra-fast read and write speeds with near-instant global data synchronization, high availability, and security.
Developer-First Experience
Streamline your development workflow with an all-in-one online platform backed by our dedicated support, ensuring seamless development, testing, and debugging.
Core Capabilities
Virtual Waiting Room
Help you manage spikes in online traffic, ensuring your website remains accessible, efficient, and responsive during peak times.
Edge Site Building
Use Edge Application to rapidly build and deploy a small static website on the CDN edge, thereby meeting specific business-access needs.
Content Moderation
Implement your rules to automatically detect, filter, and block illegal, harmful, or brand-damaging content at the edge, ensuring a safe and compliant online environment for your users.
Edge Security Enhancement
Code custom functions and leverage KV storage, achieving robust protection against hotlinking, unauthorized access, and emerging threats—all with immediate mitigation at the edge.
Website Optimization & Customization
Code your functions to optimize website-loading speeds, achieving superior SEO performance and delivering highly personalized content to end users.
No Servers to Maintain
Focus on your code and business logic while we manage the infrastructure, eliminating the need for server oversight and maintenance.
Effortless Onboarding
Develop and deploy in seconds, allowing your code to go live on the edge instantly and ready to handle requests with minimal setup time.
Pay As You Go
Align your costs with your usage. Pay only for the resources you consume, maximizing efficiency and minimizing expenses.
Deploy Instantly, Execute Globally
Your code runs independently across our expansive global network with immediate activation. User requests are processed at the nearest edge-resident PoP, slashing response times and delivering a superior, high-performance experience for users worldwide.
Seamless Edge Data Management
Effortlessly build dynamic and stateful applications at the edge with our easy-to-use, highly scalable Edge KV storage, and benefit from ultra-low latency and exceptional reliability for automatic data synchronization.
How It Works
CDNetworks Edge Application simplifies serverless development and deployment at the edge. Craft and test your JavaScript code in our intuitive Cloud IDE, then deploy functions across our 2,800+ global PoPs with just a few clicks to interact with your origin and front-end services. Focus on your code – we handle the rest.
