# CloudFront not caching static files

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudfront-not-caching-static-files/109818
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [February 22, 2019, 12:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudfront-not-caching-static-files/109818 "2019-02-22T12:43:05Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudfront-not-caching-static-files/109818/4 "2019-02-22T14:25:31Z")

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> [@soke](#):
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> DISCOURSE\_CDN\_URL: [https://civicxclub.com](https://civicxclub.com)

DISCOURSE\_CDN\_URL should be different from the DISCOURSE\_HOSTNAME. Use a dedicated URL for the CDN.

Also, in our experience making all traffic go into the cloudfront tunnel increases the latency.

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