CDN Path Mapping Intro

Mapping paths to the backend content servers (upstream servers) is called path mapping. Path mapping is a method where you map the URL part to fetch data from the backend servers (usually called upstream servers in a reverse proxy scenario). Let us understand this better with an example

For Example :

CDN host - www.domain.com/client

Where the origin proxy path is '/' and origin IP address is 12.34.56.78

So, with the help of path mapping we can map https://www.domain.com/client and pull data from different origin that is being hosted on 12.34.56.78

With the help of Path mapping multiple origins can be used (also load balanced) with different origin servers.