Opinion Sought

[Grandad]

Recently I switched my site to a CDN [CloudFlare].

One benefit I have noticed is a remarkable drop in spam. It has also increased the site's GTmetrix score.

In the face of these benefits, are there any pitfalls I should be aware of? Are there downsides to CDN?

[Note to Blacknight Hosting - I now apparently need 43% less servers. May I have a corresponding reduction in subscription charge? ]

 

[mneylon]

One benefit I have noticed is a remarkable drop in spam.

Comment spam or email spam?

It has also increased the site's GTmetrix score.

It would

In the face of these benefits, are there any pitfalls I should be aware of? Are there downsides to CDN?

I'm not aware of any offhand

[Note to Blacknight Hosting - I now apparently need 43% less servers. May I have a corresponding reduction in subscription charge? ]

You can always ask

 

[Grandad]

Comment spam or email spam?

Comment spam. I hardly get any these days. Email bypasses CDN.

You can always ask

I'm asking so! [OAP rates]

I had heard somewhere of people having bad experiences [but can't remember what they were]. It's nice to be reassured, thanks.

 

[mneylon]

Comment spam. I hardly get any these days. Email bypasses CDN.

Ok - that makes sense, as CloudFlare do traffic filtering as part of their CDN

I'm asking so! [OAP rates]

Email me directly ..

I had heard somewhere of people having bad experiences [but can't remember what they were]. It's nice to be reassured, thanks.

I suspect you could have issues if you didn't configure things correctly ..