We watch every zone
Every 10 minutes we read the state of each Cloudflare, Bunny, Gcore and KeyCDN pool zone our sites are served from. Cloudflare sites are also checked at the edge, because an account Cloudflare suspends cannot be listed at all.
Automatic CDN switch
Automatic CDN switch: if a CDN suspends your site, it moves itself
CDN providers sometimes suspend or switch off the zone a site is served from, without warning, and every visitor who reaches the site through that network gets an error page. On Footprint-Free hosting we check each Cloudflare, Bunny, Gcore and KeyCDN pool zone every 10 minutes. When the zone serving a site has been suspended for an hour, we move the site to another CDN from our pool, check from outside that it answers, and e-mail you that it is back. No ticket and nothing to do. It is included in every Footprint-Free plan.
- Every 10 minuteswe check every pool CDN zone
- 1 hourof suspension, then the site moves
- 4CDN networks watched: Cloudflare, Bunny, Gcore and KeyCDN
- Includedin every Footprint-Free plan
How the automatic CDN switch works
It runs on its own: watch, wait an hour, move, check. You are told at the end, not asked in the middle.
An hour's grace, then the move
When the zone serving your site has been suspended for an hour, the move starts. A suspension the provider lifts by itself inside that hour leaves the site where it is.
Rebuilt on another CDN
We build the site on another CDN from our pool, from a different provider, and point your domain at it. The old zone is kept until the new one serves, so nothing is torn down early.
Checked before we say it is back
A move counts only when our outside check loads your site as a visitor would. Then we e-mail you that it is back, once.
Nameservers, only when they must change
A move between Bunny, Gcore and KeyCDN keeps your domain's nameservers. A Cloudflare site moves to another CDN, never another Cloudflare account, and every DNS record is copied to our DNS. We change the nameservers for you when the domain is registered with us, and otherwise e-mail you the pair to set, with the same pair on the site's CDN page.
Your own CDN accounts stay yours
A site on a CDN account of your own is never moved without you. You get an e-mail and a notice on the site's CDN page, and you choose another CDN from our pool in one click.
Other PBN hosts leave a suspended site dark
A CDN suspension is one of the most common ways a PBN site disappears. We built the fix into the platform.
- Apart from PBN.LTD, which shares our founder, none of the PBN hosts on our comparison pages publishes an automatic CDN move. On their tables the row reads Not published.
- Without it, a suspended zone stays dark until you notice it, open a ticket and wait for someone to move the site by hand.
- Here the move starts on its own after an hour, and you hear from us when the site answers again.
FAQ
What happens if a CDN suspends one of my sites?
We check each Cloudflare, Bunny, Gcore and KeyCDN pool zone every 10 minutes. If the zone serving your site has been suspended for an hour, we move the site to another CDN from our pool, check that it answers, and e-mail you that it is back. You do not need to open a ticket.
Do my nameservers change?
Not for a move between Bunny, Gcore and KeyCDN. A site moving off Cloudflare needs new nameservers, because its Cloudflare zone was its DNS: we change them for you when the domain is registered with us, and otherwise e-mail you the exact pair to set.
How long is my site offline?
We wait an hour first, in case the provider lifts the suspension itself, and then the move runs straight away. You are e-mailed as soon as the site answers. A Cloudflare site whose domain is registered elsewhere stays offline until its new nameservers are set.
Does it cost anything?
No. The automatic switch is included in every Footprint-Free plan while your account is in good standing, and the move uses CDN accounts from our pool.
What about sites on my own CDN account?
Those are your accounts, so we do not move them for you. You get an e-mail and a notice on the site's CDN page, and you pick another CDN from our pool in one click.
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When a CDN switches a site off, it comes back by itself.
The automatic CDN switch is included in every Footprint-Free plan. Try Footprint-Free Hosting on a card-free 14-day trial with up to 5 sites, with a 30-day no-quibble money-back guarantee behind every plan.
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