Origin behavior

Origin configuration controls how a distribution connects to its selected origin group and how it reacts before returning a response.

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Connection settings

• Origin group: the source set used by the distribution.
• Protocol: http, https, or match.
• Connection timeout: maximum time to establish the upstream connection.
• Read timeout: maximum wait while reading the upstream response.

On a configured failover condition, the edge can try a backup origin. Without an eligible backup, a timeout normally results in a 504 response.

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Origin redirects

Enable follow-origin-redirection and select the redirect status codes that the edge may follow. Prevent loops and avoid following a redirect to an untrusted hostname.

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Rewrites

Rewrites can use break, last, redirect (302), or permanent (301) behavior. Test path capture and query-string handling on the Aptranet hostname before applying a hostname-wide rule.

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Forced responses

A distribution can return a fixed status code and body or redirect target without contacting the origin. Use this for maintenance responses or controlled redirects, and disable it when the event ends.