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Test QUIC.cloud CDN from all locations

Under QUIC.cloud's Standard Plan, your website is automatically served from an appropriate node in our extensive CDN Network. When a CDN node receives requests for your content, it accesses your server backend once for each URL, storing eligible URLs in the CDN node's cache for future access. This is very beneficial for your website as it leads to an excellent TTFB.

QUIC.cloud chooses the appropriate CDN node for your website automatically, however there might be times when you want to see what is happening with a specific node, or from a specific location.

The Active CDN Node IP List, which is available from your QUIC.cloud Dashboard, makes it very easy to see all active nodes, their exact locations, and their IP addresses. You can use this list to access your website through a specific node, using one of the following methods.

Use your computer's host file

  1. Log in to your QUIC.cloud Dashboard.
  2. Use the Active CDN Node IP List to look up the IP address of the node that you want to test.
  3. Add a new line to your hosts file which contains the node's IP address followed by your domain name, and save the file.
  4. Now, when you access your website, it will go directly through that node. Remove this line from your hosts file, when you are finished testing.

Tip

To edit your hosts file:

  • Windows: open C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts while logged-in as Administrator.
  • Linux or MacOS: open /etc/hosts while logged-in as root

Example

If the CDN node's IP address is listed as 192.0.2.0 and your domain is exmple.com, you would add the following lines to your hosts file: 

192.0.2.0 example.com
192.0.2.0 www.example.com
(We added both www and non-www domains to cover both cases.)

Use a third-party tool

Test CDN globally via SkipDNS

  1. Log in to your QUIC.cloud Dashboard.
  2. Use the Active CDN Node IP List to look up the IP address of the node that you want to test.
  3. Use a Third-Party website like SkipDNS, and fill out their form, as shown in the screenshot above:
    • Preview: the regular website (the default setting)
    • hosted on: the CDN node's IP address, for example 192.0.2.0
    • under: your domain, for example example.com
    • over: regular ports (the default setting)
  4. Press the Go button. A preview link will be created for you, and you can use that to view your website as it appears when accessed directly from the CDN node you chose.