What is anycast?

Anycast is a network routing technique where a single IP address is shared by servers in multiple locations. Cradle CMS can be configured for anycast deployment scenarios.

System configurations: Site (backend), frontend and admin configuration options.

Benefits with anycast

  • If placing frontend servers near to site visitors low Time To First Byte (TTFB) will be reached globally.
  • Increased resilience for server crashes and power outages.

Low TTFB globally

Low TTFB globally can be reached when deploying with multipe frontend servers, measured with Speedvitals TTFB test.

TTFB on a world map showing green dots for Europe but yellow and red for rest of the world.

TTFB when software is deployed with default installation on one server placed in Europe.

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