Static content delivery
Product description
When performance is key, decoupling the delivery of static content from the generation becomes the ideal solution.
The creation of content in FirstSpirit is based on a "pre-generation" principle. The content is rendered on the FirstSpirit server in a process called "generation". This way it is less time-sensitive and keeps the load of the rendering process off the live system.
Content deployment
In a static content delivery scenario, you have two options:
- Deployment via S3 and CloudFront
- Deployment via SFTP module
Deployment via S3 and CloudFront
If you use S3 deployment and CloudFront, all your generated HTML and files like CSS, Client JS, and media files are synced to Amazon S3, deployed via AWS Services S3-Deployment Module, and delivered via CloudFront. CloudFront handles caching for you. You merely have to connect your domain to the CloudFront. Moreover, in this setup, Amazon handles scalability and performance.
The following graph shows the components of FirstSpirit static content delivery using S3 deployment and CloudFront.
Deployment via SFTP module
This setup requires you to provide your own webserver. If you choose to use your own webserver, the deployment of files is done via the SFTP module.
The following graph shows the components of FirstSpirit static content delivery using your own webserver.
Security and compliance guidelines
Security and compliance guidelines vary depending on your individual use case. The following provides a selection that should be widely considered.
Decoupled systems offer the advantage that a potential attack or downtime on the webserver does not result in CMS downtime, and content deployment can be directed to an independent system. The webserver is equipped to manage load balancing according to customer requirements.
Conversely, an attack or downtime affecting the CMS only disrupts the editors' workflow without impacting the performance or availability of touchpoints.