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Creating a Custom Origin for Amazon CloudFront

In this lab, you will be utilizing Amazon S3 to create a custom origin point for Amazon CloudFront. Custom origins are great for caching and static websites.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon Sep 08, 2023

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Create S3 Bucket and Upload Content

    Create a globally unique bucket and upload any picture you like for your content.

  2. Challenge

    Create a CloudFront Distribution

    Create a distribution that allows CloudFront to cache your image.

  3. Challenge

    Create Your Custom Origin Point

    Create a custom origin that points to your S3 file using the root file setting in CloudFront.

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