Delivering high-quality HLS streaming to viewers worldwide is more than encoding video—it’s about how efficiently your CDN stream distributes content. Advanced strategies for segment delivery, caching, and edge optimization are key to minimizing latency, preventing buffering, and scaling efficiently.
HLS divides video into small chunks (2–10 seconds). When a viewer requests a stream:
The player requests the master playlist (.m3u8).
Based on the viewer’s bandwidth, the appropriate variant playlist is selected.
Segments are requested sequentially, typically from [...]
Why Mobile Control Panels Matter More Than Ever
Technology has changed the way we interact with the world. Not long ago, managing important online services required sitting down at a desk, opening a computer, and logging in. Today, our phones have become the primary gateway to almost everything — from communication and navigation to shopping and banking. It feels natural that managing crucial web services should follow the same path.
Control panels are no longer just back-office tools. They are the [...]
The landscape of live streaming has evolved dramatically over the past decade, with two major adaptive bitrate streaming protocols dominating the market: HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) and Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH). As content delivery networks continue to play a crucial role in delivering seamless streaming experiences, understanding the nuances between these protocols becomes essential for developers, content creators, and streaming service providers.
In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore both protocols, their strengths, weaknesses, and how they integrate with [...]
If you've recently joined the growing number of developers embracing Cursor – the AI-first code editor – you've likely experienced a paradigm shift in your workflow. The power of AI at your fingertips, generating and refining code, is truly transformative. However, if you're working on Ubuntu, you might have quickly discovered a missing piece: the ability to seamlessly use speech to text for your AI interactions.
You have this incredible power, and your natural instinct is to speak to it. [...]
This is my own personal experience, a story about looking for and finding the best SSH client for my Android phone. My requirements were the following: I was looking for a free SSH client for Android 14 with agent forwarding. By agent forwarding, I mean that I want to be able to connect to a server, and from that server, I want to be able to connect to another server. For that, you need agent forwarding; otherwise, you will [...]
This article is based on our firsthand experience implementing Consent Mode on our blog site. As a Content Delivery Network (CDN) company, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations while optimizing our website for audience engagement is crucial. Through our experience, we've gathered insights that we're excited to share with other website owners looking to implement Consent Mode on their websites. By following the steps outlined in this guide, you can leverage our expertise to effectively navigate the implementation process and [...]
In this post, we'll take you on a historical tour, exploring the evolution of HTTP from its humble beginnings to the cutting-edge HTTP/2. Join us as we unravel the technological advancements that have shaped the way we experience the web today.
The story begins in 1991 with Tim Berners-Lee's vision for a simple protocol to accompany the nascent World Wide Web. HTTP/0.9 was born – a one-line protocol that facilitated the transfer of hypertext documents. Imagine a single ASCII string [...]
For a web developer, troubleshooting and optimizing websites require a toolkit of flexible, reliable utilities. One such tool that should never be overlooked is cURL online, an indispensable open-source command-line tool used for transferring data over various protocols. Among its myriad uses, cURL excels in debugging HTTP issues, making it a powerful ally for any web developer. Today, we'll deep dive into this topic, covering everything from the basic concept of HTTP requests and responses to using cURL in [...]
Unexpected business benefits of using a CDN are the indirect advantages one gains from the performance provided by a Content Delivery Network platform. Page load speeds, application performance, and a great user experience have always been vital components in any online strategy. However, as the world continues to embrace digital solutions, focusing on these requirements is now more critical than ever. As almost every aspect of our daily lives starts or ends with an online service, organizations that operate [...]
Microsoft Clarity is a website analytics tool that provides insights into site visitation and user interaction. The platform offers free visitor statistics, session recordings, and heatmaps providing site operators with a better understanding of user behavior. Launched at the end of October 2020 and created to help developers manage websites, Microsoft Clarity delivers the information you need to make informed design decisions.
For years Google Analytics has been the leading website analytics platform. Its dominant role in providing website operators with [...]