Geo-IP based redirection your way
When fully configured, Soarsilk serves a version of your website purely optimised for the China
user. Geo-location happens at the DNS or CDN level depending on your set-up, with custom
configuration options available.
Standard Configuration
Fully-managed DNS & SSL services. Point your DNS to
Soarsilk's DNS, managed by AWS Route 53. Soarsilk can then help add Geo-location at the DNS
level, generate an SSL certificate automatically, and authenticate your site. Available for
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Point your DNS to Soarsilk’s DNS (Managed by AWS
Route53). This enables us to add Geo-Location routing at the DNS level. For users based in
China (determined by IP address), Soarsilk can then deliver the optimized site.
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Static requests to the primary domain (i.e.
www.yoursite.com) are handled by Soarsilk’s CDN. For any dynamic requests, Soarsilk’s CDN will
send a request to the Soarsilk Origin (via https), which will subsequently send a request to
your origin (via https).
In the dynamic response, the Soarsilk origin, will modify on-the-fly the requisite
components for compatibility in China.
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Soarsilk reduces, where possible, the number of 3rd party
domains placing static files on a single, distinct server: files.soarsilk.com cached on our
CDN. This ensures the webpage relies on as few 3rd party domains as possible.
Manual Configuration
Manual. Add Geo-location at your own DNS and send us a
custom SSL certificate to authenticate your site. Available for
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You may alternatively add geo-location at your own DNS.
This reduces the total DNS lookup time slightly, however it requires both the functionality
and expertise in calibrating DNS load balancing on your end.
In these, cases, you will need to send your SSL cert to us to upload, and authenticate
the site in China.
Cloudflare Configuration
Geo-IP based redirection at the DNS or via Cloudflare’s
CDN. Available for users who use both Cloudflare and Soarsilk
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For Cloudflare Enterprise users, you may add
location-based routing at the DNS, and choose to not have Cloudflare CDN involved at all.
In these cases, Soarsilk will deliver both the Primary and 3rd party domain files via
our CDNS.
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For non-Enterprise customers, or those that prefer the
following approach, you may add Geo-IP based redirection at the CDN using Cloudflare Workers
(instructions will be provided).
In these cases, Cloudflare will deliver the primary domain files for both global and
China. For the China-specific HTML, Cloudflare’s CDN will retrieve and cache accordingly
the optimized/compatible version from Soarsilk.
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3rd party files will continue to be delivered directly via Soarsilk’s CDN