CDN edge topology template

Components in this network diagram

• User
• Geo DNS
• Nearest edge PoP
• Cached and fresh?
• Regional origin shield
• Shield cache hit?
• Origin server
• Object storage
• New deploy
• Cache purge API
• Edge logs & analytics

How to use this network diagram template

1. Click Open in the editor. The network diagram opens on a new page in FlowDiagram — nothing is uploaded and there is no sign-up.
2. Rename, add or delete shapes and drag them where you want; connectors stay attached as things move.
3. Drop in vendor logos from the library — 1,160 of them, including every AWS, Azure and Google Cloud service icon — or restyle it with the colour and theme controls.
4. Prefer text? Edit the Mermaid source below and paste it in through ☰ → Import diagram (see the Mermaid editor); it imports as an editable diagram.
5. Export to PNG, SVG or PDF, or press Ctrl+L for a link that carries the whole diagram.

Mermaid source

The whole template is the text below. Paste it into FlowDiagram, keep it in Git next to the code it describes, or hand it to an AI assistant to extend.

flowchart LR
  U((User)) --> DNS[Geo DNS]
  DNS --> EDGE[Nearest edge PoP]
  EDGE --> HIT{Cached and fresh?}
  HIT -->|Yes| U
  HIT -->|No| SHIELD[Regional origin shield]
  SHIELD --> SHIT{Shield cache hit?}
  SHIT -->|Yes| EDGE
  SHIT -->|No| ORIGIN[Origin server]
  ORIGIN --> STORE[(Object storage)]
  ORIGIN --> SHIELD
  DEPLOY[New deploy] --> PURGE[Cache purge API]
  PURGE --> EDGE
  EDGE --> LOGS[Edge logs & analytics]

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