Is google app engine acts as a CDN?

[Nagaraj Prabhu]

Hi there,

       I have deployed a web application under Google App Engine standard environment in python project. I would like to know whether GAE standard environment acts as a CDN if not can we connect it to a CDN? I have gone through several documentations but I found only connecting Compute Engine and Cloud Storage to a CDN but not App Engine Standard Environment. So I got confused. If GAE Standard Environment itself acts as a CDN then is it better to use it compared to other CDNs. Please help me in this regard.

Thank you.

[Attila-Mihaly Balazs]

Yes, AppEngine standard has a "CDN" component if you use it for static files: https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python/getting-started/serving-static-files

Also, the Google Frontend *may* cache responses if the proper headers are returned, but it's rather finniky: http://www.xyhd.tv/2011/11/industry-news/setting-cache-control-headers-in-python-to-take-advantage-of-google-appengines-edgecache/

Attila