Fully-featured &
free ihostCDN
- Get a faster-loading website, wherever your users are
- A premium content delivery network for no further charge
- Includes speed-boosting Website Acceleration Suite for free
Supercharge your websites with our unlimited CDN
More sales
No traffic limits
Higher search rankings
Enhanced security
Our free CDN is used by over 1 million websites everyday to deliver lightning-fast speed
Advanced features to speed up your website and provide smooth loading, every time
Image Optimisation
Our CDN will scan & optimise your images, resizing, compressing and converting to fast loading formats such as JPEG XR or WebP – with no visible loss in quality.
Edge caching
We utilise edge caching on our CDN nodes, so your website files will be available you your visitors much quicker.
StackCache plugin
Our free WordPress caching plugin, which provides automatic or customisable performance benefits.
Code minification
We can minify and strip whitespace from your code. Our CDN will compress HTML, CSS and JavaScript files to reduce time spent parsing, compiling and executing it.
Lazy loading
Your above-the-fold content will appear in a browser more quickly by deferring off-screen images or other non-critical resources.
Automatic OCSP stapling
OCSP stapling improves the connection speed of the SSL handshake by combining two requests into one – meaning faster loading times for your users.
HTTP security headers
Manage all your website’s HTTP security headers in a simple dashboard. You can toggle the policies that allow or deny the passing-on of security information.
Block IPs and geos
Maintain total control of you and your clients’ websites, with the ability to block IPs and geolocations as you require to keep things safe.
Wildcard SSL support
Our CDN includes wildcard SSL support so you can secure subdomains as well as your primary domain using one certificate.
Global data centre locations
Europe
- London, UK
- Paris, France
- Dublin, Ireland
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Milan, Italy
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Warsaw, Poland
- Hamina, Finland
- Madrid, Spain
- Saint-Ghislain, Belgium
- Eemshaven, Netherlands
- North Virginia, USA
- Ohio, USA
- North California, USA
- Iowa, USA
- South Carolina, USA
- Virginia, USA
- Texas, USA
- Oregon, USA
- California, USA
- Utah, USA
- Nevada, USA
- Dallas TX, USA
- Canada (Central)
- Montreal, Quebec
- Toronto, Ontario
- Mumbai, India
- Delhi, India
- Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific
- Ningxia, China
- Beijing, China
- Taiwan, Asia-Pacific
- Seoul, South Korea
- Tokyo, Japan
- Osaka, Japan
- Singapore, Asia-Pacific
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Sydney, Australia
- Melbourne, Australia
- Bahrain, Middle East
- United Arab Emirates
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Santiago, Chile
Africa
- Cape Town, SA
Europe
- London, UK
- Dallas TX, USA
Europe
- London, UK
- Paris, France
- Dublin, Ireland
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Milan, Italy
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Stockholm, Sweden
- North Virginia, USA
- Ohio, USA
- North California, USA
- Iowa, USA
- Oregon, USA
- Canada (Central)
- Mumbai, India
- Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific
- Seoul, South Korea
- Tokyo, Japan
- Osaka, Japan
- Singapore, Asia-Pacific
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Sydney, Australia
- Bahrain, Middle East
- United Arab Emirates
South America
- São Paulo, Brazil
Africa
- Cape Town, SA
Europe
- London, UK
- Paris, France
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Milan, Italy
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Warsaw, Poland
- Hamina, Finland
- Madrid, Spain
- Saint-Ghislain, Belgium
- Eemshaven, Netherlands
- North Virginia, USA
- Ohio, USA
- North California, USA
- Virginia, USA
- Texas, USA
- Oregon, USA
- California, USA
- Nevada, USA
- Montreal, Quebec
- Toronto, Ontario
- Mumbai, India
- Delhi, India
- Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific
- Taiwan, Asia-Pacific
- Seoul, South Korea
- Tokyo, Japan
- Osaka, Japan
- Singapore, Asia-Pacific
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Sydney, Australia
- Melbourne, Australia
- Tel Aviv, Israel
South America
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Santiago, Chile
Easy to manage CDN
Report suite
Fully customisable
Custom templates
Purge cache
Development mode
Meet the best free CDN
Other companies offer ‘CDN hosting’, but just give you Cloudflare’s free package. Our content delivery network offers all the features of Cloudflare Pro (plus more), at no cost, saving you over $240 per year.
Global content delivery network
Unlimited usage
Load balancing
Origin web hosting
Use the ihostCDN with any of these hosting platforms
- Switch Plans Anytime
- No Credit Card Required
- Cancel Anytime
- Switch Plans Anytime
- No Credit Card Required
- Cancel Anytime
WordPress Cloud
First month £0.00
£0.99/month for life
Lightning-fast, secure & Fully-managed WordPress Cloud Platform, Staging, Backups, CDN, WordPress Manager, WordPress Checksum Report, StackCache Optimisation & more built-in, including Site Migration.
Linux Cloud
First month £0.00
£0.99/month for life
Website Builder Cloud
First month £0.00
£2.99/month for life
Windows Cloud
First month £0.00
£0.99/month for life
FAQs about the ihostCDN
Why use the ihostCDN
The speed of your website can impact your bottom line: when page load time increases from 1 second to 5 seconds, the probability of a user abandoning your page rises by 90% (Google). People are impatient and unwilling to wait for a slow web page. Latency costs you money, so that’s where a CDN and Website Acceleration Suite can help.
The free ihostCDN reduces latency through its edge caching and optimises your website content for snappy, responsive page loads. This means better search engine rankings, higher conversion rates, and lower data costs.
Why is a CDN important?
For any company that has an international presence – or a new business that would like an international presence – a CDN is important. It means that your website will load fast anywhere in the world.
Fast sites lead to more sales and better search performance. Whether you want to make money from home, or already run a successful online business, you need a CDN.
How does CDN work?
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is all about making a website load faster for all users, wherever they are in the world.
This is done by storing (caching) copies of your website on servers at the network edge. For example, if your website is hosted at a UK data centre, there might be a delay if you try to access that site from the USA. So, a copy of your website is stored on a server closer to the user, called a Point of Presence (POP).
Multiple copies of your site’s data are stored at different POPs throughout the world, so your site will load faster in remote places. Your users will navigate your site more efficiently, wherever they are.
While it’s good for users, the ihostCDN has other advantages. Search engines love fast-loading sites so there’s an SEO benefit to having a CDN too.
What if I just serve my local community?
You might think CDN may not be important to you if you’re a local ‘bricks and mortar’ business that only serves your nearby community. That’s understandable, but having a fast site gives you SEO advantages, even locally. So even if you don’t have an international market, it’s still worth activating your free CDN and making use of its website speed acceleration.
When should I use a CDN?
We say: since ours is free, use it all the time! There’s no disadvantage to using it, and unlike some providers, the ihostCDN doesn’t charge you for the bandwidth you use.
The only time you might want to turn off any of the Website Acceleration Suite optimisations are if they interfere with any complex functions on your site. Our friendly support team is here to help if you have any difficulties.
How do I use the ihostCDN?
The ihost CDN is quick and easy to use, with just a few clicks within our ihostCP control panel. We have a straightforward guide here to take you through the two-step process.
How long is my website’s data cached for at a CDN node?
Does the ihostCDN perform cache warming?
Yes, the ihost CDN performs cache warming to ensure cached pages are served as frequently as possible. If another user requests the same web page and uses the same CDN node they’ll be served the ‘warmed’ cache generated by the first user. This ensures that they get a cache HIT on their first visit, meaning that the website will load faster.