Tools · Updated 23 Oct, 11:52 pm IST
Cloudflare launches Origin Range Requests to improve large-file delivery
Why it matters for readers: It’s a technical change that makes loading parts of big files faster and uses less network bandwidth.
- Origin Range Requests is now available as a self-service feature on all Cloudflare plans and can be enabled with a Cache Rule.1
- Cloudflare rebuilt its range caching to avoid pulling large amounts (e.g., 128 MiB) from origins for small partial requests.1
- In R2 object storage tests, p99 time to first byte dropped by about half after the new implementation.1
- A follow-up improvement cut tiered cache traffic for R2 and similar workloads by about 6%.1
- The feature removes the need to tune range size or contact support when serving partial content.1
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