CDN Certified Master CDN.
Master CDN architecture. Get certified.
Why CDN Certified?
The only comprehensive CDN training that combines theory with hands-on practice.
Hands-on Practical Course
Build real CDN configurations with Docker-based labs. Configure Nginx, Varnish, and caching headers—not just read about them.
Vendor Agnostic
Learn principles that apply to Cloudflare, AWS CloudFront, Fastly, Akamai, and any CDN. No vendor lock-in, just transferable knowledge.
Certification
Earn a verifiable credential that proves your CDN expertise to employers, clients, and your team.
What You'll Learn
From CDN fundamentals to advanced architectures - everything you need to master content delivery.
Course Overview
3 lessons
Getting Started
4 lessons
CDN Fundamentals
12 lessons
Understanding Cache
6 lessons
Cache Architecture
4 lessons
Headers & Configuration
7 lessons
HTTP Caching Headers
5 lessons
Configuration & Optimization
5 lessons
CDN Features & Security
6 lessons
Business & Procurement
10 lessons
Advanced Topics
10 lessons
MultiCDN Strategies
8 lessons
Hands-On Labs
10 lessons
Who Is This For?
Whether you're a developer optimizing performance or a manager making CDN decisions.
Web Developers
Understand how CDNs actually work under the hood. Debug caching issues, optimize asset delivery, and ship faster sites.
- Slow page loads despite using a CDN
- "Why isn't my cache invalidating?"
- Confusing Cache-Control headers
DevOps / NOC Engineers
Design resilient CDN architectures, implement multi-CDN strategies, and learn practical CDN management at scale.
- Single point of failure with one CDN
- Debugging production cache misses
Engineering Managers & CTOs
Make informed CDN procurement decisions, understand ROI, and level up your team's infrastructure skills.
- Overpaying for CDN services
- Team lacks CDN expertise
- Vendor lock-in concerns
- Can't evaluate CDN proposals
Meet Your Instructor
Thijs de Zoete
CDN Specialist
Thijs is the CEO and co-founder of Warpcache (now System73), where he built the world's first turn-key RUM-based Multi-CDN solution. This technology has powered content delivery for some of the planet's most demanding live events and platforms; including Formula 1 TV, the Eurovision Song Festival, and the European Soccer Championships.
With deep expertise spanning e-commerce giants, global gaming platforms, and high-stakes live streaming, Thijs has spent over a decade solving the hardest problems in content delivery at scale. He's helped organizations reduce latency, cut CDN costs, and achieve five-nines availability when it matters most.
Now he's distilling that real-world experience into this course, teaching you the same strategies and techniques used by the world's largest brands.
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Full Curriculum
105 lessons covering everything from basics to advanced topics.
- What is a CDN? Offline Preview
- When to Use a CDN Offline
- How a CDN Works Offline
- CDN Vendor Types Offline
- Inside the CDN Offline
- The CDN Backbone Offline
- HTTP Essentials Offline Preview
- What is a CDN? Offline Preview
- Points of Presence (PoPs) Offline
- How a CDN Works Offline
- CDN Provider Landscape Offline
- DNS - The Glue Offline
- Module Quiz 8 questions
- CDN Procurement Overview Offline
- Evaluating CDN Providers Offline
- CDN Architecture Decisions Offline
- Cost Optimization Offline
- SLAs and Contracts Offline
- Migration Planning Offline
- CDN Pricing Models Offline
- Evaluating CDN Vendors Offline
- The Procurement Process Offline
- Procurement Scenarios Offline
- Module Quiz 8 questions
- Edge Computing Concepts Offline
- Video Streaming Optimization Offline
- API Acceleration Offline
- Anycast vs Unicast Offline
- Future of CDNs Offline
- Multi-CDN Architectures Offline
- Multi-CDN Debugging Offline
- Live Streaming with CDN Offline
- CDN Auditing Offline
- Advanced DNS Strategies Offline
- Module Quiz 8 questions
- What is MultiCDN? Offline
- MultiCDN Architecture Offline
- Managing Vendor Differences Offline
- Traffic Switching: DNS, HTTP & Failover Offline
- Monitoring & Decision Engines Offline
- Cache Invalidation Across CDNs Offline
- Debugging MultiCDN Offline
- MultiCDN for Video Streaming Offline
- Module Quiz 8 questions
- Lab: Basic Nginx Cache Setup Offline
- Lab: Varnish Configuration Offline
- Lab: Header Debugging Offline
- Lab: Cache Optimization Offline
- Lab: Multi-Tier Setup Offline
- Lab: CDN Procurement Simulation Offline
- Lab: Nginx Cache Configuration Offline
- Lab: Header Manipulation Offline
- Lab: Multi-Tier Caching Offline
- Lab: CDN Debugging Offline
- Module Quiz 8 questions
What Students Say
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Simple, Transparent Pricing
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Typical CDN training courses cost $500-2,000. Get comprehensive certification for a fraction of that.
Certification
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Refund While You're Still Early
Try the first two modules. If the course isn't for you, ask for a full refund any time before you've opened your thirteenth lesson — no deadline, no questions asked. After that you've had the material, so the sale stands.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Let me tell you one thing: Across all the companies I worked with, I always found there were at most 2 people who really knew how the CDN was managed. We always came in and fixed issues left and right.
A lot of CDN setups suffer from the 1-person set it up so he/she now owns it problems. Your team needs to understand, and better yet, be able to quickly diagnose problems when the situation is most tense. This course will teach exactly that. At Warpcache I have spent years of midnight crisis calls, averting the problems and diagnosing bottlenecks in these situations. You can do that too!
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