Cloudfront

Concepts

• Edge Location - Location where the content will be cached
• Origin - Where the files to distribute come from (S3, EC2, ELB, Route53)
• Distribution - Consists of a set of edge locations
• RTMP - Used for Media Streaming

Facts

• Edge locations are read/write
• Objects are cached for their TTL
• Clearing cached objects incurs a cost

Useful Links

• CloudFront Key Features