What Is a CDN? How to Make Your Website Faster
A slow website costs you visitors. People leave when a page takes too long to load, and Google rewards fast sites with better rankings. A CDN fixes that for you. And since 12 August 2026, you can switch one on at bHosted.
In this blog you'll learn what a CDN is, how it makes your website faster and how to enable it with us. No complicated jargon.
What does CDN mean?
CDN stands for Content Delivery Network. Think of it as a worldwide network of servers that stores copies of your website — your images, videos, CSS files and scripts.
Normally your website lives on one server in one place. At bHosted those servers sit in the Netherlands, on super-fast NVMe hardware. That's great for nearby visitors. But someone in Australia has to wait while the data travels halfway around the globe.
A CDN places copies of your content on servers spread across the world. So every visitor gets your website from the nearest location. Shorter distance means faster loading.
How does a CDN speed up your website?
A CDN works in your favour in four ways.
1.** Shorter distance**, less waiting. Your content comes from the server closest to your visitor. Less distance means less delay. For international visitors that often saves hundreds of milliseconds.
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Smart caching. The CDN keeps a copy of your static files. So they don't have to come from your main server every single time. Your pages load faster, even on repeat visits.
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Less load on your main server. Because the CDN handles the heavy lifting, your hosting server stays relaxed. You'll notice it most when traffic gets busy.
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Ready for peak moments. Blog going viral or a campaign running? The CDN spreads the crowd across all those servers. Your website stays fast and online, even during a sudden rush of visitors.
The result: faster load times, happy visitors and an edge on Google. And faster pages often lead to more conversions, because visitors stick around longer.
Who benefits from a CDN?
In short: almost every website. A CDN pays off especially when:
- your visitors come from multiple countries;
- your site has lots of images, video or downloads;
- you run a webshop where speed directly affects revenue;
- you have a WordPress website with many plugins and media.
Got a small, local site with few visitors? Then the gain is smaller. But even then a CDN makes for a more stable experience.
How to switch on a CDN at bHosted
Since 12 August 2026 we've been offering a CDN with our hosting packages. You don't need any technical knowledge to get started.
Already hosting with us? Then you enable the CDN from your customer area. Flip the switch and you're done. Unsure about the steps? Our support team gets you going quickly, with an average response time of just 19 minutes. So you never have to wait long.
Not with bHosted yet? Take a look at our hosting packages. You can host a website from €1.33 per month, including a free SSL certificate, 99.99% uptime and daily backups. Add the CDN on top in seconds.
Want more control and power? Then check out our VPS solutions. And if you don't have a domain name yet, register your domain and start today.
Ready to speed up your website?
A fast website starts with a solid foundation. With bHosted web hosting and our new CDN, you give visitors everywhere the same fast experience.
Want to know more about speed, security and hosting? Read on at our blog or get in touch with our team. We're always here for you.
