[interroboink]

If you're hosting static data, shouldn't HTTP cache flags be enough in most cases? Read-only cacheable data shouldn't be toppling even a modest server. Even without an explicit CDN, various nodes along the chain will be caching it.

(though I confess it's been some years since I've worked in this area)

[christina97]

That’s not the case these days. Due to TLS, there is very little catching in between you and the server you’re hitting.

[eqvinox]

There are no nodes between you and that server.