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Updated CloudFront details. #122

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- 📒 [Homepage](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/) ∙ [Developer guide](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/) ∙ [FAQ](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/faqs/) ∙ [Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/pricing/)
- **CloudFront** is AWS’ [content delivery network (CDN)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_delivery_network).
- Its primary use is improving latency for end users in to accessing cacheable content by hosting it at [about 40 global edge locations](http://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/details/).
- Its primary use is improving latency for end users in to accessing cacheable content by hosting it at [over 60 global edge locations](http://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/details/).

### CloudFront Alternatives and Lock-in

- 🚪CDNs are [a highly fragmented market](https://www.datanyze.com/market-share/cdn/). CloudFront has grown to be a leader, but many alternatives that might better suit specific needs.

### CloudFront Tips

- 🐥**IPv6** is [now supported](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/10/ipv6-support-for-cloudfront-waf-and-s3-transfer-acceleration/)!
- 🐥**HTTP/2** is [now supported](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/09/amazon-cloudfront-now-supports-http2/)! Clients [must support TLS 1.2 and SNI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/distribution-web-values-specify.html#DownloadDistValuesSupportedHTTPVersions).
- While the most common use is for users to browse and download content (GET or HEAD methods) requests, CloudFront also supports ([since 2013](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-cloudfront-content-uploads-post-put-other-methods/)) uploaded data (POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, and PATCH).
- You must enable this by specifying the [allowed HTTP methods](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/distribution-web-values-specify.html#DownloadDistValuesAllowedHTTPMethods) when you create the distribution.
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