CDN for Shopify
Add an edge you control in front of Shopify.
Shopify already delivers theme assets, but custom storefronts, headless Hydrogen apps, large media libraries and multi-CDN designs still need a delivery layer you can purge, shield and observe independently.
Place Cloud CDN in front of the storefront or asset hostnames you control. Cache Hydrogen or custom-app responses, images and downloads at the edge, and keep Shopify checkout on Shopify.
Why teams use Aptranet
What CDN for Shopify looks like on this network.
Cloud CDN caches and accelerates eligible content on 210+ points of presence, with Origin Shield when the origin must stay out of the way.
A delivery layer you operate
Purge, prefetch, Origin Shield and logs sit in the Aptranet console even when the origin is Shopify or a custom storefront.
Media beyond the theme CDN
Transform large editorial and product imagery at the edge for landing pages, lookbooks and headless front ends.
Headless storefronts stay close to shoppers
Cache Hydrogen, Oxygen or custom Next.js storefronts at 210+ PoPs with 30 ms average latency.
How to set it up
A cutover you can validate before DNS moves.
Create the Cloud CDN configuration, prove it on an Aptranet hostname, then point production DNS when the path looks correct.
- 1Identify the hostnames you control
Map custom storefront, landing-page or media hostnames to Cloud CDN. Leave checkout on Shopify-managed domains.
- 2Connect the origin
Pull from Shopify, Hydrogen hosting or your app origin. Validate cache behaviour for anonymous storefront routes.
- 3Set image and cache policy
Convert lookbook and PDP imagery at the edge and cache immutable build assets for longer TTLs.
- 4Cut over DNS when ready
Point the custom hostname at the distribution after certificates and origin health look correct.
Outcomes
What changes once the hostname is on Aptranet.
- Custom Shopify storefronts get an independent CDN layer
- Checkout remains on Shopify
- Lookbook and campaign media can be transformed at the edge
- Multi-CDN designs can include Aptranet as an additional path
Keep reading
Related pages
More CDN use cases on the same Cloud CDN footprint.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use Cloud CDN when you run a custom or headless storefront, need independent purge and logs, or want a multi-CDN architecture around Shopify.
Yes. Accelerate the storefront and media you host. Keep payment and checkout on Shopify-managed hostnames.
Yes. Treat the Hydrogen origin as any other application origin: cache anonymous routes, bypass session-specific paths and purge on deploy.
Yes. Map a custom hostname, use a managed or custom certificate, and optionally bring your own IP and ASN.