Create Large Resource

Large CDN Resource is the type of resource you should use to serve your large content such as video, music, zip, exe files.

Note: Following file extensions are not allowed in a Large CDN Resource. The service will return a 403 error when calling these type of files.

gif | jpg | jpeg | png | bmp | swf | psd | tif | tiff | txt | html | jsp | js | css | ico | aspx | php | woff | ttf | eot | otf | htm | xml | pdf | psb | ashx | swz | cur | svg | jpr | webp

1. You can access the Medianova cloud panel by logging in with your username and password at cloud.medianova.com. ‏‏‏‏‏

2. Click on the “CDN > Create CDN Resource” option on the menu on the left of the panel screen that will open after logging in.

3. On the next screen, select Large & VOD Streaming CDN Resource from the “Start building your CDN” field. The VOD option can be used to transcode video content (mp4 files..) to streaming protocols.

4. Make a selection between Large or VOD CDN Resource options according to your needs. Fill in the requested information for the selected CDN Resource.‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏

   1. When Large Content Caching is selected; CDN Resource Name: It is the name of the CDN Resource to be created. The name specified here will be used in the CDN URL. (example.mncdn.com) Source of Your Files (when My Origin is selected): My Origin: Select this option if your CDN Resource will use Origin Pull method. Origin URL: In this field, the origin URL from which the content will be extracted is specified. (http(s)://www.example.com). CDN Resource Label: In this field, a label describing your CDN Resource is entered.

      Source of Your Files (when CDN Storage is selected): CDN Storage: Select this option to host your content on Medianova servers and serve it to the end user with the Origin Push method.

      FTP Password: It is the password you will set for the FTP user to be created to upload your content.

      FTP Password Confirmation: Enter the FTP password again.

      CDN Resource Label: In this field, a label describing your CDN Resource is entered.

   2. When VOD Content Caching is selected; CDN Resource Name: It is the name of the CDN Resource to be created. The name specified here will be used in the CDN URL. (example.mncdn.com) Source of Your Files (when My Origin is selected): My Origin: Select this option if your CDN Resource will use Origin Pull method. Origin URL: In this field, the origin URL from which the content will be extracted is specified. (http(s)://www.example.com). CDN Resource Label: In this field, a label describing your CDN Resource is entered. Source of Your Files (when CDN Storage is selected): CDN Storage: Select this option to host your content on Medianova servers and serve it to the end user with the Origin Push method. Medianova VOD Packaging: When enabled, this option allows packaging to be done on Medianova servers. It can be activated according to your needs. FTP Password: It is the password you will set for the FTP user to be created to upload your content. FTP Password Confirmation: Enter the FTP password again. CDN Resource Label: In this field, a label describing your CDN Resource is entered.

5. When all the information is filled in properly, a Large or VOD Streaming CDN Resource is created by clicking the “Create CDN Resource” button. It will take a few minutes for it to be active on all edge servers. (When the ping example.mncdn.com command is run, getting a response from an IP address means the CDN Resource is active).