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Add documentation to setup Cloudfront as the CDN
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path: "/docs/deployment/cdn/cloudfront"
title: "Configuring Cloudfront with Chatwoot"
---
This document helps you to configure Cloudfront as the asset host for Chatwoot. If you have a high traffic website, we would recommend setting up a CDN for Chatwoot.
### Configure a Cloudfront distribution
**Step 1**: Create a Cloudfront distribution.
![create-distribution](./images/cloudfront/create-distribution.png)
**Step 2**: Select "Web" as delivery method for your content.
![web-delivery-method](./images/cloudfront/web-delivery-method.png)
**Step 3**: Configure the Origin Settings as the following.
![origin-settings](./images/cloudfront/origin-settings.png)
- Provide your Chatwoot Installation URL under Origin Domain Name.
- Select "Origin Protocol Policy" as Match Viewer.
**Step 4**: Configure Cache behaviour.
![cache-behaviour](./images/cloudfront/cache-behaviour.png)
- Configure **Allowed HTTP methods** to use *GET, HEAD, OPTIONS*.
- Configure **Cache and origin request settings** to use *Use legacy cache settings*.
- Select **Whitelist** for *Cache Based on Selected Request Headers*.
- Add the following headers to the **Whitelist Headers**.
![extra-headers](./images/cloudfront/extra-headers.png)
- **Access-Control-Request-Headers**
- **Access-Control-Request-Method**
- **Origin**
**Step 5**: Click on **Create Distribution**. You will be able to see the distribution as shown below. Use the **Domain name** listed in the details as the **ASSET_CDN_HOST** in Chatwoot.
![cdn-distribution-settings](./images/cloudfront/cdn-distribution-settings.png)
### Add ASSET_CDN_HOST in Chatwoot
Your Cloudfront URL will be of the format `<distribution>.cloudfront.net`.
Set
```bash
ASSET_CDN_HOST=<distribution>.cloudfront.net
```
in the environment variables.

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```
Or you can generate a VAPID key from https://d3v.one/vapid-key-generator/
### Using CDN for asset delivery
With the release v1.8.0, we are enabling CDN support for Chatwoot. If you have a high traffic website, we recommend to setup CDN for your asset delivery. Read setting up [CloudFront as your CDN](/docs/deployment/cdn/cloudfront) guide.