Server slower through Cloudflare, why?
I compare the time it takes to load a simple index.html file on both server, with and without cloudflare.
Both servers are configured the same, but are located in two different locations.
Server1 on west coast, server2 on east coast of the US.
When I access both of them through cloudflare, I am served with a cloudflare IP that is located in west coast (so closer to server1).
So both the nearest cloudflare datacenter and server1 are located west coast.
And indeed when I access server1 and server2 directly without cloudflare, using their IP addresses, I get a faster load time with server1, which makes sense since I am closer to it.
However, when I access them through cloudflare, server1 loads slower than server2, which to me doesn't make any sense.
How to explain the difference? What to do to solve the issue?
Both servers are configured the same, but are located in two different locations.
Server1 on west coast, server2 on east coast of the US.
When I access both of them through cloudflare, I am served with a cloudflare IP that is located in west coast (so closer to server1).
So both the nearest cloudflare datacenter and server1 are located west coast.
And indeed when I access server1 and server2 directly without cloudflare, using their IP addresses, I get a faster load time with server1, which makes sense since I am closer to it.
However, when I access them through cloudflare, server1 loads slower than server2, which to me doesn't make any sense.
How to explain the difference? What to do to solve the issue?
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