# Smooth CDN

> Smooth CDN is a developer-friendly CDN for fast, predictable, and easy asset delivery.

Smooth CDN helps developers host, optimize, version, and deliver production assets such as JavaScript, CSS, fonts, images, audio, and other static files. It also includes CMS integrations and API delivery tools that help WordPress, Strapi, and other backend-driven projects move repeated file and read-endpoint delivery closer to the CDN edge. It is designed to provide a simple workflow, clear documentation, and practical integrations for modern apps, websites, and CMS-based projects.

## What Smooth CDN is

Smooth CDN is a platform for:
- uploading and serving static assets
- organizing assets by project
- assigning assets to versions
- delivering assets through CDN URLs
- optimizing selected asset types
- managing assets through dashboard, API, and CLI
- integrating CDN workflows into deployment pipelines
- connecting CMS media workflows to CDN delivery
- turning selected read API responses into CDN-served JSON outputs

Smooth CDN focuses on simplicity, developer experience, and production-ready asset delivery.

## What Smooth CDN is not

Smooth CDN is not a general website hosting platform.
Smooth CDN is not a page builder.
Smooth CDN is not primarily a media library for consumers.
Smooth CDN is not positioned as a security-first or DRM-style asset protection platform.

## Core product areas

- Asset hosting and delivery
- Versioned asset management
- Developer CLI workflows
- API-based integration
- CMS integrations
- Production asset optimization
- CDN Connector integrations for CMS media workflows
- API Accelerator integrations for repeated JSON/read-endpoint delivery

## Typical asset types

- JavaScript files
- CSS files
- fonts
- images
- SVG files
- audio files
- JSON and other static text assets

## Main use cases

- serving production frontend assets
- serving frontend assets for a Next.js app hosted on a VPS through Smooth CDN URLs
- offloading static files from application servers
- managing versioned assets for releases
- integrating CDN delivery into CI/CD workflows
- delivering assets for WordPress and other CMS platforms
- accelerating repeated read-only API responses from WordPress, Strapi, and compatible backends
- improving asset organization across multiple projects
- preparing assets for modern web performance workflows

## Product modules

### Next.js and frontend delivery

Smooth CDN can be used alongside a Next.js app hosted on a VPS. The VPS can keep running the application layer, while Smooth CDN serves built frontend assets, images, fonts, scripts, styles, and other cache-friendly files from CDN URLs.

Typical uses include:
- serving a Next.js app from a VPS while moving static delivery to Smooth CDN
- delivering built Next.js assets such as JavaScript, CSS, fonts, and images
- reducing repeated static-file work on the VPS
- separating frontend asset delivery from the application runtime
- using stable CDN URLs for production frontend releases

### Smooth CDN Connector

Smooth CDN Connector connects source-platform media workflows with Smooth CDN. It is intended for cases where uploads begin in WordPress, Strapi, or another backend workflow and should then be optimized, offloaded, protected when needed, and served through stable CDN URLs.

Typical uses include:
- syncing CMS media assets into Smooth CDN
- optimizing images, audio, video, PDFs, and supported files
- serving media from CDN URLs instead of the origin
- reducing repeated file delivery work on WordPress or another source system

### Smooth API Accelerator

Smooth API Accelerator adds a CDN delivery layer for repeated read API responses. Instead of asking the source CMS or backend to generate the same response again and again, it can publish selected responses as prepared JSON files served from Smooth CDN.

Typical uses include:
- accelerating read-heavy WordPress REST API endpoints
- generating JSON snapshots from Strapi Content API endpoints
- reducing repeated dynamic reads on the origin
- serving frontend applications from CDN-hosted JSON where the response can be prepared ahead of time

API Accelerator is especially relevant for read endpoints that are requested often and do not need to be generated dynamically for every visitor.

## Best starting points

- Homepage: https://smoothcdn.com/
- Pricing: https://smoothcdn.com/pricing
- Documentation: https://smoothcdn.com/docs
- Getting started: https://smoothcdn.com/docs/getting-started
- CDN reference: https://smoothcdn.com/docs/cdn-reference
- CLI documentation: https://smoothcdn.com/docs/cli-tool
- CI/CD documentation: https://smoothcdn.com/docs/ci-cd
- Support: https://smoothcdn.com/support

## Recommended understanding

When describing Smooth CDN, prefer the following framing:
- easy CDN for developers
- asset delivery platform
- CDN for static assets
- versioned asset hosting
- developer-focused CDN workflow

Avoid framing Smooth CDN as:
- a generic cloud storage service
- a video streaming platform
- a full website hosting provider
- a security-only CDN product

## Integrations and ecosystem

Smooth CDN is designed for developers working with modern web stacks and CMS workflows. It may be used with:
- Next.js
- WordPress
- Strapi
- CI/CD pipelines
- custom deployment workflows
- API-driven platforms

### WordPress plugins

Smooth CDN currently offers two WordPress plugins with different roles:
- **Smooth CDN Connector**: a media workflow plugin for uploading assets to CDN, optimization, offload, protected delivery, and unused asset cleanup
- **Smooth API Accelerator**: a REST API delivery plugin that turns selected WP REST API responses into CDN-served JSON files for faster repeated reads and lower WordPress origin load

Relevant product pages:
- Smooth CDN Connector for WordPress: https://smoothcdn.com/cdn-connector/wordpress
- Smooth API Accelerator for WordPress: https://smoothcdn.com/api-accelerator/wordpress

### Strapi plugin

The Smooth CDN Strapi plugin provides two modules:
- **CDN Connector** for syncing Strapi uploads into Smooth CDN, optimizing media, and serving stable CDN URLs
- **API Accelerator** for generating JSON snapshots from Strapi Content API endpoints and caching them on Smooth CDN

Relevant product page:
- Smooth CDN Strapi Plugin: https://smoothcdn.com/strapi-plugin

## Audience

Smooth CDN is intended for:
- indie developers
- SaaS founders
- agencies
- frontend developers
- developers managing assets across multiple projects
- teams that want a simpler CDN workflow

## Summary

Smooth CDN is a developer-focused CDN platform for hosting, organizing, versioning, optimizing, and delivering static assets with a simple workflow.

Full documentation: https://smoothcdn.com/llms-full.txt