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Getting started
Basics
Domains & Origins
Performance
Configuration
Basics
Conditions
Dictionaries
Domains & Origins
Request settings
Caching
Headers
Responses
Performance
Load balancing
Purging
Custom VCL
Image optimization
Video
Security
Access Control Lists
Monitoring and testing
Securing communications
Security measures
TLS
Web Application Firewall
Integrations
Logging endpoints
Non-Fastly services
Diagnostics
Streaming logs
Debugging techniques
Common errors
Account info
Account management
Billing
User access and control
Reference

    Start here

    Go from zero to Fastly with this step-by-step guide.

    Getting started

    These articles provide basic instructions for getting started with Fastly services.

    Basics

    These articles provide basic information and instructions for configuring Fastly services after getting started.

    Domains & Origins

    These articles describe configuration settings and changes you can make to your domains and origins when setting up Fastly services.

    Performance

    These articles describe how to adjust the performance of Fastly's services beyond standard configuration methods.

    Configuration

    These articles provide basic instructions for configuring Fastly services after getting started.

    Basics

    These articles provide basic information and instructions for configuring Fastly services after getting started.

    Conditions

    These articles describe conditions and how to use them in VCL and the Fastly web interface.

    Dictionaries

    These articles describe how to move rapid key/value pair decision logic to the edge using dictionaries.

    Domains & Origins

    These articles describe configuration settings and changes you can make to your domains and origins when setting up Fastly services.

    Request settings

    These articles describe configuration settings and changes you can make to your request settings when setting up Fastly services.

    Caching

    These articles describe configuration settings and changes you can make to your cache settings when setting up Fastly services.

    Headers

    These articles describe configuration settings and changes you can make to your headers when setting up Fastly services.

    Responses

    These articles describe configuration settings and changes you can make to your response settings when setting up Fastly services.

    Performance

    These articles describe how to adjust the performance of Fastly's services beyond standard configuration methods.

    Load balancing

    These articles provide information about distributing requests across multiple servers to optimize resource use and avoid overloading any single resource.

    Purging

    These articles describe how to purge cache.

    Custom VCL

    These articles describe how to create your own VCL files with specialized configurations.

    Image optimization

    These articles provide basic instructions for and examples of setting up and beginning to use the Fastly Image Optimizer.

    Video

    These articles describe setup and configuration guidelines for setting up live stream delivery or video on-demand.

    Security

    These articles provide information about the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that protect the Fastly CDN service, as well as describe how to secure communications between Fastly and your origin servers and customers.

    Access Control Lists

    These articles describe how to restrict access to resources by allowing or blocking IP addresses with access control lists (ACLs).

    Monitoring and testing

    These articles provide information about monitoring and testing the security of services behind Fastly.

    Securing communications

    These articles describe how to secure communications between Fastly, your origin servers, and your customers.

    Security measures

    These articles provide information about the administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that protect the Fastly CDN service.

    TLS

    These articles describe how to set up TLS certificates with Fastly services.

    Web Application Firewall

    These articles provide information about the Fastly Web Application Firewall (WAF) security product.

    Integrations

    These articles describe how non-Fastly services interoperate with Fastly.

    Logging endpoints

    These articles describe Fastly's support for protocols that allow you to stream logs to a variety of locations, including third-party services, for storage and analysis.

    Non-Fastly services

    These articles describe how non-Fastly services interoperate with Fastly.

    Diagnostics

    These articles describe how to log data, troubleshoot problems, and tune performance.

    Streaming logs

    These articles describe how we support real-time log streaming of data that passes through Fastly.

    Debugging techniques

    Because Fastly doesn't store customer logs, we provide information about debugging techniques that help you gain insights into your service configurations.

    Common errors

    These articles describe common errors you may encounter when setting up and configuring Fastly services.

    Account info

    These articles describe how to manage account access, billing, and security.

    Account management

    These articles describe how to manage account access.

    Billing

    These articles describe Fastly's billing and payment plans and how to make adjustments to your billing information.

    User access and control

    These articles describe how to manage users with permission to access to your account.

    Reference

    These articles provide reference information about common Fastly terms and configuration settings.

    Glossary of terms

    These are common Fastly, HTTP, and networking terms you may encounter within our service guides.

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    Resource limits

    This guide details Fastly resource limits and summarizes the implications of exceeding those limits.

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