CDN Setup & Geographic Optimization

Your server may be located in Istanbul, but your visitors are coming from Frankfurt, London, or Dubai. Every request crosses vast distances, and every millisecond of latency degrades the user experience. On top of that, a high-volume traffic attack or unexpected viral share can bring your server down on any given day — DDoS attacks are no longer a problem exclusive to large enterprises.

Our Solution Approach

At Barlas Dijital, we treat CDN setup not merely as a matter of speed, but as reliability and security infrastructure. By leveraging Cloudflare’s edge points across more than 300 locations, we serve your static content from the server closest to each user. Before setup, the existing DNS structure, traffic patterns, and content types are analyzed; the caching strategy is customized to the specifics of your project. Which content is cached for how long, and which URLs always fetch from the origin — all of this is configured with precision.

Scope & Features

• Cloudflare DNS and proxy configuration — Fully managed migration; zero-downtime DNS migration and validation
• Edge caching rules — Customized TTL and bypass policies by page, API, and asset type
• DDoS protection — Automatic detection and absorption of Layer 3, 4, and 7 attacks
• WAF (Web Application Firewall) — Filtering against malicious traffic, bot attacks, and known exploit signatures
• Geographic routing — Directing different content, language versions, or server responses based on region
• SSL/TLS configuration — Automated certificate management, HTTPS enforcement, TLS 1.3
• Image optimization — Automatic WebP conversion, size optimization, and lazy load support
• Analytics and security log management — Traffic anomaly detection, bot score monitoring, attack reporting

Technical Standards

The choice between Cloudflare Free and Pro plans is made based on project requirements; Business and Enterprise plans are evaluated for enterprise needs. Fine-grained cache and redirect policies are created with Page Rules and Transform Rules. Once edge caching is active, the number of requests reaching the origin server drops by 60–80%; TTFB for global users is noticeably reduced.

Who Is It For?

• Web applications that receive visitors from outside Turkey or are looking to enter global markets
• Sites that have experienced DDoS attacks or viral traffic spikes, or that want to be prepared for such risks
• E-commerce sites that want to eliminate the risk of their server going down during traffic surges

Expected Outcomes

• TTFB for global users drops noticeably; page load times approach the speed of local access
• DDoS attacks and malicious bot traffic are absorbed at the edge; server load remains protected
• The number of requests reaching the origin server decreases dramatically; infrastructure costs go down
• SSL and security configurations become easier to manage centrally; renewal surprises come to an end