Google explains how moving to a CDN affects crawling and how to avoid blocking Googlebot
Original Moving to a CDN without overwhelming your origin (or blocking Googlebot)
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- Google Search Central Blog · 2026-11-11 Moving to a CDN without overwhelming your origin (or blocking Googlebot)
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- Crawling and indexing
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Deploying a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to distribute your site's assets across fast, globally…
Moving to a CDN without overwhelming your origin (or blocking Googlebot)
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