Static File Hosting - Performance & Logging

[Dennis Yurkevich]

Hello All,

When using the various static file hosting options on GAE Nodejs Flex Environment, I see the below three as the main options:

1. have the app serve on a route e.g app.use(express.static())

2. use the app.yaml config

3. use google bucket / cdn

My first question is which should be most performant? I am serving a 400kb SPA bundle.

Second, I need some flexibility which I am using the routing for, such as deciding which bundle to serve based on geo, reading the cookie header and logging. Would these things be possible with option 2 & 3?

My final question, is that the app.yaml option is this just using nginx to serve behind the scenes?

Thanks,

Dennis

[Kenworth (Google Cloud Platform)]

1. Performance - because there are a lot of variables involved (content, configurations & use-cases at the top of the list), this would be better answered by testing your own application. For example, you can analyze your website using PageSpeed. 2. These may work with the use of a Load Balancer. However, serving based on geolocation is not yet currently supported on GAE Flex.

3. Yes. Whenever you are using a pre-made instance (as opposed to Custom Runtimes) on GAE Flex, it is using nginx web server.

[Yasser Karout (Cloud Platform Support)]

Just for clarity, to serve static files using express.static(), you still need to specify the static URL handlers in your app.yaml file. So the first and second method you listed are the same method.

[Dennis Yurkevich]

Hello Yasser,

Today I am serving static files using Express and without having specified the handlers in app.yaml.

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[Yasser Karout (Cloud Platform Support)]

Hi Dennis,

Apologies, you are correct. Handlers are not needed in the flexible environment only in standard.