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06-03-2016 09:54 PM #1 ericonline (Member)
VPS vs CDN and do I need both?

Okay so i've been trying to read as much as I can from the noob onboarding zone but i'm still pretty confused and my head hurts lol. Do I need both a virtual private server and a content distribution network? Is my VPS (I went with HostDime from a recommendation of a 12 year vet of AM) where I host my websites and landing pages or is it on the CDN?

I swear the setup process of AM has got to be harder than the actual practice. My head hurts

Thanks STM this place rocks!

06-03-2016 10:19 PM #2 matuloo (Legendary Moderator)

The basic rule : VPS for LPs that use server side scripts, CDN can't host this. CDN for simple static content LPs.

There are people who vote strongly for using a CDN all the time, my own tests didn't prove this - well optimized VPS worked the same for me. But just for the simplicity, I put all my static LPs on a CDN.
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06-04-2016 02:21 PM #3 ericonline (Member)

Thanks, k so I don't need both. Still a bit confused about the difference but at least I got that out of the way.


hey moderator. I couldnt find this original post so reposted the same question (with a little more detail). Sorry. Merge or delete one or the other.

06-04-2016 03:03 PM #4 thuglife (Member)

Vultr + ServerPilot + CloudFlare = $5 VPS with CDN.

If you need managed, go LiquidWeb.

06-04-2016 07:22 PM #5 ericonline (Member)

What would be an example of the difference between a static LP and one that requires server side scripts?

The on boarding zone also talked about the need to store LPs on cloud storage. Is this just to have a place to file all of them/have backup?

06-05-2016 12:30 PM #6 matuloo (Legendary Moderator)

Quote Originally Posted by ericonline View Post
What would be an example of the difference between a static LP and one that requires server side scripts?
Static LP can be a simple page with some text and a CTA button, so pretty much plain HTML.

If you want to do more advanced stuff like making changes on the LP based on GEO, language settings, using a DB to collect some data etc ... this will have to use for example PHP scripts and that is something you cannot run on a CDN.

You can put javascript on a CDN tho, since that executes in the "browser" locally, so some magic is doable on a CDN LP too, but this should be consulted with a coder or whoever is making the LPs for you.

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