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AWS CloudFront

In case you place your website behind AWS CDN - CloudFront, it is very easy to connect it to Contimo advertorial hosting by following this simple guide.

Before starting, you will to get you website ID - alphanumeric string like 66225b6c239b4621c60a1a01a and Contimo token. You can find these valus in Websites management section of the Contimo app.

Step 1 - Create custom origin​

Open you CloudFront Distributions list and open your website's distribution settings. On the Origins tab press "Create" button

Orings list

In the appeared form, provide the following input:

  • Origin domain: advertorials.contimo.app
  • Protocol: HTTPS only
  • Origin path: /websites/YOUR_WEBSITE_ID (e.g. /websites/66225b6c239b4621c60a1a01a)
  • Name: advertorial.contimo.app (default)
  • Custom header:
    • Name: X-Contimo-Token
    • Value: website's Contimo token

Origin details

Step 2 - Create behavior​

On the Behaviors tab, press "Create" button and provide the following details:

  • Path pattern: /advertorials/*
  • Origin and origin groups: advertorial.contimo.app
  • Cache policy: Caching Disabledt
  • Origin request policy: AllViewerExceptHostHeader

Behavior settings

Behavior settings

Once, done and your CloudFront is redeployed, you can test if it works by entering https://your-site.com/advertorials/test-contimo-integration page.