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What is a CDN and how does it work?
A CDN (Content Delivery Network) is a network of geographically distributed servers that delivers your web content from the closest point to the visitor. This reduces the distance that data travels, decreases loading time, and, above all, reduces the energy consumption associated with each visit.
Instead of each user accessing the main server (for example, in Frankfurt), they access a temporary copy located in Paris, Madrid, or London. This avoids unnecessary traffic, improves performance, and decreases environmental impact.
. Sustainable advantages of using a CDN
Real energy savings
Serving less content directly from the origin server reduces the electrical load in data centers, which require constant cooling and consume a huge amount of energy. According to the European Environment Agency¹, data transmission and processing is one of the emerging sources of digital emissions.
Less network traffic, more efficiency
Using a CDN avoids unnecessary hops between nodes and international routers. This reduces bandwidth usage on the internet backbone, which not only improves speed but also minimizes the energy used in each request.
Improved performance, SEO, and user experience
A website that loads quickly not only improves conversion: it also reduces screen time, frustrated reloads, and battery consumption on mobile devices. The CDN positively impacts metrics like Core Web Vitals, and Google takes that into account.
Do you work with WordPress or Woocommerce? Take a look at our tips for optimizing your website in a sustainable way.
What CDN do we use at Replanta?
At Replanta, we trust Cloudflare, one of the most widely used CDN providers in the world. It stands out not only for its speed and security but also for its environmental commitment: since 2022 it operates carbon neutral and prioritizes nodes with improved energy efficiency through its Green Compute initiative..
At Replanta we trust Cloudflare, one of the most advanced and global CDN providers, with over 300 distributed data centers strategically located around the world. Thanks to its network of edge points, each request to your website is handled from the node closest to the visitor, drastically reducing latency, the energy consumption associated with data transport, and the carbon footprint.
Since 2022, Cloudflare operates carbon neutral, and has launched its initiative Green Compute, which directs the traffic of non-urgent tasks (such as workers or edge functions) to data centers powered by renewable energy. This allows optimizing efficiency without sacrificing performance, aligning with our mission to provide truly sustainable hosting.
Additionally, its edge infrastructure not only improves loading speed and security, but also minimizes indirect CO₂ emissions by avoiding unnecessary data transit between continents.
News 2025: Cloudflare Global Compute Expansion
This year Cloudflare has announced the expansion of its on-demand edge platform. Now you can:
- Deploy functions in specific edge locations with less latency
- Use their new API
Green Compute Region Selectorto direct your traffic only to centers powered by renewables - Benefit from the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) lowest in the sector, reaching values close to 1.05
This is not just innovation, it is sustainability applied to code.
CDN with Cloudflare, configured by us
All our plans include free CDN setup with Cloudflare upon request. We take care of connecting it, optimizing it, and helping you reduce the digital impact of your website without complicating things. We activate it, fine-tune it, and explain how to make the most of it.
You can subscribe to any plan on our main page and request it after activating your hosting.
In summary: is using a CDN really more eco-friendly?
Yes, absolutely. Because:
- The energy use of the main server is reduced.
- The distance that data travels is shortened.
- Performance and overall efficiency are optimized.
- The user experience is improved and unnecessary processes are reduced.
And if we configure it for you, even better.
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