The NetStorage origin server
You can follow each of the sections in this workflow to add Akamai NetStorage as your origin server in your property.
Before you begin
This is optional, but it's recommended. Take a minute to familiarize yourself with the flow of a request involving the Akamai network.
1. Prepare your edge certificate
The first phase of a request flow involves the end user contacting Akamai edge servers. To secure this connection with HTTPS, you'll need to prepare your edge certificate.
If you need to use the custom certificate method, you'll need to wait until it completes provisioning before you continue. You'll receive an email once it's ready.
2. Meet some prerequisites
Before you can use NetStorage as your origin, you need to get it added to your contract and set it up. Once completed, you'll have two values you need for this process:
- Your Storage Group Name
- A Content Provider (CP) code for your Upload Directory
3. Set up your property
If you haven't yet, perform these operations to initially set up your property in Property Manager:
- Create a brand new property
- Define a secure property hostname (for delivery via HTTPS)
- Define property variables (optional)
4. Set up the Origin Server behavior
Now, let's apply some settings in the Property Configuration Settings to set up NetStorage as the origin. We're using the Origin Server behavior in the Default Rule so that NetStorage is the origin for all requests.
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Find the Origin Server behavior in the Default Rule.
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Set Origin Type to NetStorage.
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Click NetStorage Account and select the appropriate storage group based on the values you noted when you created the storage group:
- The Storage Group Name.
- The CP Code assigned to the Upload Directory
5. Apply caching settings
With NetStorage selected as your origin, there are some caching-related settings that you should apply for best performance. These vary based on the product in use.
Apply these settings in the same rule that you've set NetStorage as your Origin Server.
Product | Settings |
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Adaptive Media Delivery | An error message appears in the Origin Server behavior when you select NetStorage.
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Download Delivery | Same as Adaptive Media Delivery. |
Ion | An error message appears in the Origin Server behavior when you select NetStorage.
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Object Delivery | Same as Adaptive Media Delivery. However, the Cache Key Query Parameters behavior isn't included by default. Add it to your Default Rule and set it to Exclude all parameters. |
Are you using Ion?
An Ion property contains specific rules that you can configure to optimize end-user access and use of your origin server:
Set up Origin Connectivity. Within the Accelerate delivery rule, this sub-rule lets you optimize the connection between edge and origin.
Configure the Origin Offload rule. Here, you'll use several sub-rules to control caching content at the edge and in an end user's browser.
Updated 6 months ago