# Optimizing the number of Unicorns and buffer size

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimizing-the-number-of-unicorns-and-buffer-size/51514
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** server-resources
**Created:** [2016 年 10 月 13 日午後 7:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimizing-the-number-of-unicorns-and-buffer-size/51514 "2016-10-13T19:17:16Z")
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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: [2018 年 6 月 8 日午後 10:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimizing-the-number-of-unicorns-and-buffer-size/51514/22 "2018-06-08T22:31:22Z")

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> [@Full site CDN acceleration for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-site-cdn-acceleration-for-discourse/21467):
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> [Fastly](http://www.fastly.com/) , [CloudFlare](https://www.cloudflare.com) and a few other CDNs offer a mode where they accelerate dynamic content. In a nutshell you point your domain IP address at the CDN and the CDN will intelligently decide how to deal with the request. Static content can be easily served from cache Dynamic content can be routed to the site. This provides some advantages over only shipping static assets which is covered in [the CDN howto](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-a-cdn-for-your-discourse/14857). You can elect for “[shielding](http://www.fastly.com/products/origin-shield/)” that protects your site from traffic spikes. Dynamic cont…

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