Quick Start Guide

Get your first zone up and running in under 5 minutes.

Step 1: Create an Account

Visit nordiccdn.com/register to create your free account. You'll receive 1TB of free bandwidth each month.

Step 2: Choose Your Zone Type

NordicCDN offers two types of zones depending on your use case:

Pull Zone Site Accelerator
Best for Static assets (images, CSS, JS) Dynamic sites (WordPress, WooCommerce, PrestaShop)
Caching Static files only Full-page caching
Cookie bypass No Yes — logged-in users, carts, admin areas
Presets — WordPress, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Custom

Not sure which to choose? Use a Pull Zone for static assets, or a Site Accelerator if you want full-page caching for a CMS or e-commerce platform.

Step 3: Create Your Zone

  1. Log in to your dashboard
  2. Click "Add Zone" on the dashboard
  3. Select Pull Zone or Site Accelerator
  4. Enter your origin URL (e.g., https://example.com)
  5. For Site Accelerators, select a preset (WordPress, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, or Custom)
  6. Click Create

Your zone will be created with a CDN hostname like abc123.cdn.nordiccdn.com.

Step 4: Point Your Traffic to NordicCDN

For Pull Zones (static assets)

Replace references to your assets with the CDN URL:

<!-- Before -->
<img src="https://example.com/images/logo.png">

<!-- After -->
<img src="https://abc123.cdn.nordiccdn.com/images/logo.png">

For Site Accelerators (full-page caching)

Point your domain to NordicCDN by adding a custom domain and updating your DNS records. Your visitors will then be served cached pages directly from the edge.

Step 5: Verify It's Working

Visit your CDN URL in a browser. You should see your content served from NordicCDN.

Check the response headers for confirmation:

X-Cache: HIT
X-Edge: cph-1
  • X-Cache: HIT means the content was served from cache
  • X-Cache: MISS means the content was fetched from your origin

Next Steps