---
title: "Domains & SSL"
description: "Learn how to add domains to your CDN deployment and configure SSL certificates."
url: https://edge.network/docs/cdn/domains/
---

# Domains & SSL

Domains & SSL

# Managing Domains

Add custom domains to your CDN deployment with automatic SSL certificate provisioning.

## Adding a Domain

Each domain you add to a deployment needs to be configured with a domain name and an origin source.

### Domain

The domain or subdomain visitors will use (e.g., `cdn.yoursite.com`)

### Origin Type

Choose where CDN fetches content from:

### External URL

Pull content from any HTTP/HTTPS endpoint - your origin server, another cloud provider's storage, or any web-accessible URL.

Example: `https://your-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com`

### Storage Bucket

Use an Edge Storage bucket as your origin. No external URL needed - select from your buckets directly.
Perfect for serving static assets, images, and files.

[Learn more about Edge Storage →](https://edge.network/docs/storage)

Storage Bucket Integration

When using a Storage bucket as your origin, CDN fetches content directly via internal networking.
This means faster origin fetches, no public bucket configuration required, and unified billing.

## DNS Configuration

After adding a domain, you need to configure your DNS to point to Edge CDN.

### For subdomains (recommended)

Add a CNAME record:

```
cdn.yoursite.com.  CNAME  cdn.edge.network.
```

Root domains (apex domains)

Root domains (e.g., `yoursite.com`) cannot use CNAME records.
Use your DNS provider's ALIAS or ANAME record type, or consider using Edge DNS which supports this natively.

Screenshot: Domain row showing DNS pending status with CNAME instructions

## Domain Status

Domains go through several states during setup:

### DNS Status

pending Waiting for you to configure DNS
verified DNS is correctly configured
failed DNS check failed - verify your CNAME record

### SSL Status

issuing...
Certificate is being issued (30-60 seconds)
active Valid SSL certificate is in place
failed Certificate issuance failed - check DNS

## Automatic SSL Certificates

Edge CDN automatically provisions free SSL certificates for all domains using Let's Encrypt.

### Free Certificates

No cost for SSL - included with every domain

### Auto-Renewal

Certificates renew automatically before expiration

### Fast Issuance

Certificates issued in under 60 seconds

### TLS 1.3

Modern encryption with the latest TLS version

Screenshot: Domain with SSL active badge and green shield icon

## Editing Domain Origin

You can change the origin for any domain at any time without removing and re-adding it.

- Click on the domain row you want to edit
- The Edit Domain Origin modal will open
- Select a new origin type (External URL or Storage Bucket)
- Enter the new origin URL or select a different bucket
- Click Save Changes

No downtime

Changing the origin is seamless. The CDN will start fetching from the new origin for subsequent requests
while existing cached content remains available.

## Root Path Behavior

Control what happens when visitors access the root path (`/`) of your CDN domain directly.

### Proxy to Origin

(default)

Requests to the root path are proxied to your origin as normal. Use this if your origin has content at its root.

### Redirect to URL

Redirect visitors to a URL of your choice. Useful when your CDN subdomain should redirect to your main site.

**301 Permanent:** For permanent redirects (SEO-friendly, browsers cache it)

**302 Temporary:** For temporary redirects (not cached)

### Show Edge Info Page

Display a simple branded page identifying the domain as an Edge CDN endpoint. Useful for CDN-only subdomains that shouldn't be browsed directly.

Common Use Case

If your CDN is at `cdn.yoursite.com` serving assets for `yoursite.com`,
you might want to redirect root path visitors to your main site rather than showing a directory listing or 404 from your origin.

## Removing a Domain

You can remove a domain from your deployment at any time.

Traffic will stop immediately

When you remove a domain, traffic to that domain will stop being served by Edge CDN.
Update your DNS records to point elsewhere before removing.

- Click the trash icon next to the domain you want to remove
- Confirm the removal in the modal
- The domain and its SSL certificate will be removed

## Next Steps

[Configure Caching Set cache TTLs for your domains](https://edge.network/docs/cdn/caching) [Image Optimization Enable on-the-fly image processing](https://edge.network/docs/cdn/image-optimization)
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