VARNISH CDN IN A BOX

The sovereign CDN that runs on your own cloud

Varnish CDN in a Box gives telcos, hosting providers, and managed service providers a white-label, turn-key CDN service running directly on their own infrastructure.

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Network infrastructure is valuable. Building and operating a CDN is complex.

As a service providers you want to monetize your regional backbones and underutilized capacity. Relying on third-party CDNs forces you to rent out infrastructure or give away the customer relationship, losing control over your brand and margins. Attempting to build an alternative in-house introduces roadblocks:

Internal engineering bottlenecks

Building from scratch requires deep expertise and long development cycles.

24/7 operational strain

Running a content delivery platform demands constant traffic monitoring and dedicated engineering teams to maintain strict SLAs.

Upfront commercial risk

Standard software licensing models demand heavy fixed costs and a steep capex wall before onboarding a single customer.

Geographic footprint limitations

Regional providers lack the global edge presence required to win enterprise B2B customers who demand worldwide reach.

Why Varnish CDN in a Box

Building a CDN can take years. Varnish CDN in a Box deploys a managed service in days.

Varnish CDN in a Box Fully managed turn-key service
01 No upfront investment	Deploy onto your own PoPs with no upfront capex walls.
02 No deployment time	Go live in days.
03 No development	Preconfigured CDN nodes and customer portal.
04 No overhead	24/7 operations and support by Varnish.

Business impact: Varnish CDN in a Box transforms infrastructure into an owned, white-labeled product line, allowing you to keep the customer, the billing, and the higher margins instead of passing them to a third-party referral.

Traditional in-house build High upfront operational risk
01 High upfront investment	Expensive network hardware and software needed.
02 Long time to market	Developing and implementing a CDN from scratch takes years.
03 High development threshold	Find resources and then develop internal caching and routing logic from scratch.
04 High overheads	Deploy and fund internal engineering teams for around-the-clock incident response.

Business impact: High fixed costs and ongoing operational overhead, plus additional costs in prioritizing valuable engineering hours on project outside core competence.

Capabilities

What Varnish CDN in a Box does

Every capability is deployable directly on your own PoPs, completely under your brand.

01 Varnish CDN stack	Production CDN edge: Deploys production edge onto your PoPs. Visual dashboard: Code-free control dashboard installed. Logic engine: Utilizes Varnish Enterprise advanced edge logic engine. Smart routing: Features global GeoIP routing and load balancing.
02 24/7 operations & SLAs	Operation choice: Run in-house or choose Varnish operations. Expert management: Operated 24/7 by specialized Varnish teams. Tier-3 support: Deep technical support is fully included. Commercial GTM: Joint pitches and sales enablement included.
03 Self-service customer portal	White-label UI: Offers white-label or co-branded UI options. User onboarding: Seamless end-customer onboarding requires no UI building. Customer management: Provides direct API and caching tokens. Real-time analytics: Real-time metrics and system log exports. Custom rules: Build from 10 to 2000+ cache rules.
04 Managed edge security & compliance	Built-in security: Managed WAF, bot verification, and DDoS protection. Traffic filtering: Employs rate limiting and GeoIP blocklists. SSL infrastructure: Includes managed SSL and custom certificate support. Data sovereignty: Traffic and logs kept within European jurisdiction (if you chose to deploy in the EU only). Image optimization: Automated edge image optimization and transformation.

Specifications

Product specifications

Category	Technical parameters	Availability / support
Deployment environments	Bare metal, VMs, Docker, or Kubernetes containers.	Supported
Network infrastructure	Deployed straight onto your local PoPs with optional partner PoP extensions for global reach.	Supported
Core protocols	HTTP/2, IPv6, and WebSocket proxy infrastructure.	Included
Cache management	Configurable minimum TTLs with instant cache invalidation by tag.	Included
Granular customization	Supports 10 to 2,000+ custom cache rules to filter cookies, headers, and query parameters.	Included
Managed web security	Built-in Managed WAF alongside bot verification and protection.	Included
Network defense	Edge-level DDoS protection, rate limiting, hotlink protection, and GeoIP blocklists.	Included
SSL infrastructure	Automated managed SSL with full Bring-Your-Own-Certificate (BYOC) support.	Included
Data governance	Strict data sovereignty routing to isolate logs and traffic from US CLOUD Act exposure.	Included (Dependent on PoPs partners choose)
Compliance tiers	NIS2-aligned core infrastructure with certified ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and PCI DSS 4.0 Level 1.	Certified
Platform management	Code-free visual dashboard, Role-based access control, and direct API integration.	Included
Analytics & visibility	Real-time traffic metrics down to 1-minute granularity with continuous log exports.	Included
Network operations	Optional 24/7 node monitoring and end-to-end operational handling managed directly by Varnish experts.	Available
Engineering support	Fully included Tier-3 deep technical support combined with active sales enablement and joint pitch support.	Included
Commercial model	Structured entirely on an aligned revenue-share model with no fixed upfront software license fees.	Revenue share basis

Let us help you build and operate a revenue-generating CDN

Turn underutilized network capacity into an enterprise-grade, white-labeled CDN running directly on your own infrastructure. Retain your brand, billing, and profit margins. Manage the stack in-house or hand operations and monitoring over to Varnish experts.

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