How CDNs Work
What Is a CDN?
A CDN (Content Delivery Network) is a network of servers distributed around the world that stores copies of your website’s static files — images, CSS, JavaScript, and fonts. When someone visits your site, the CDN serves these files from the server geographically closest to them, reducing load times significantly.
How Your CDN Works
InnerMedia sites benefit from Cloudflare’s CDN, which is integrated into Kinsta’s hosting platform. Cloudflare has data centres in over 300 cities worldwide. When a visitor in London loads your site, they get files from a London server. A visitor in Hong Kong gets files from an Asian data centre.
Cloudflare's CDN means your website loads fast for international visitors too — important for schools attracting overseas applicants and parents.
What Gets Cached on the CDN
The CDN caches static assets — files that do not change between page loads:
- Images — photos, logos, icons, background images
- Stylesheets (CSS) — the design and layout rules
- Scripts (JavaScript) — interactive features and functionality
- Fonts — custom typography files
CDN and Caching
The CDN works alongside your site’s page cache. When you clear your website cache (or we do it during updates), the CDN cache is also purged so visitors see the latest version.
Do You Need to Do Anything?
No — the CDN is fully managed by InnerMedia and Kinsta. It works automatically in the background.
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