xberg on "[Plugin: W3 Total Cache] Self-hosted CDN: benefit of using another server as opposed to a sub-domain?"

Hello,

All articles explaining how to set up a self-hosted CDN explain that I should create a sub-domain (cdn.example.com) on my machine. This seems strange to me.

I have contracts with 2 hosts, so would I not be better off creating a CDN on the other host, thereby creating a better parallel processing (as opposed to hitting twice the same machine)?

Is there any research into this subject? So far I never saw such a setup recommended.

Thanks,

Blaise

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