--- title: Windows Azure CDN updates | daily.dev description: Windows Azure SDK 1.4 shipped alongside new CDN capabilities: hosted services (Web and VM roles) can now act as the origin for CDN-delivered content instead of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/windows-azure-cdn-updates-enqkc7t7j twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Windows Azure CDN updates | daily.dev og:description: Windows Azure SDK 1.4 shipped alongside new CDN capabilities: hosted services (Web and VM roles) can now act as the origin for CDN-delivered content instead of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/windows-azure-cdn-updates-enqkc7t7j og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/EnqkC7T7J.png og:image:alt: Windows Azure CDN updates og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Windows Azure CDN updates **[Maarten Balliauw](https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Windows Azure SDK 1.4 shipped alongside new CDN capabilities: hosted services (Web and VM roles) can now act as the origin for CDN-delivered content instead of requiring blob storage, and a new portal checkbox enables serving secure content over HTTPS through existing CDN accounts. The post walks through how the hosted-service CDN source works, using a ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Can I use a Windows Azure hosted service as the origin for the CDN instead of blob storage? Yes. As of the Windows Azure SDK 1.4 update, Web and VM roles can serve as the CDN origin, not just blob storage accounts. Content placed in the hosted service's 'cdn' subfolder, such as http://maarten.cloudapp.net/cdn/rss.ashx, gets cached and served from a CDN endpoint like http://.vo.msecnd.net/rss.ashx, including support for caching by query string. _Developers evaluating Azure CDN origin options can track platform changes like this on daily.dev._ ### Does Windows Azure CDN support serving content over HTTPS? Yes, the Windows Azure management portal added a checkbox option to enable delivery of secure content via HTTPS through any existing Windows Azure CDN account, making encrypted content delivery available without separate configuration outside the portal. _Teams planning secure content delivery on Azure can follow CDN capability updates via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Introducing the new hosted agents in Foundry Agent Service: secure, scalable compute built for agents](https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-the-new-hosted-agents-in-foundry-agent-service-secure-scalable-compute-built-for-agent-0euoil4hi) · DevBlogs · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Media CDN and trends in content delivery](https://daily.dev/posts/media-cdn-and-trends-in-content-delivery-uioucsztj) · Google Cloud · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Code signing Windows apps may be easier and more secure with new Azure Artifact service • DEVCLASS](https://daily.dev/posts/code-signing-windows-apps-may-be-easier-and-more-secure-with-new-azure-artifact-service-devclass-txcjnjyqb) · DEVCLASS · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/windows-azure-cdn-updates-enqkc7t7j) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Windows Azure CDN updates","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/windows-azure-cdn-updates-enqkc7t7j","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/windows-azure-cdn-updates-enqkc7t7j"},"datePublished":"2026-10-04T13:04:57.773Z","dateModified":"2026-10-04T13:08:05.860Z","description":"Windows Azure SDK 1.4 shipped alongside new CDN capabilities: hosted services (Web and VM roles) can now act as the origin for CDN-delivered content instead of...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/4016fd1fd796bda2da4626c8564a89a9?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/4016fd1fd796bda2da4626c8564a89a9?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Maarten Balliauw","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Maarten Balliauw","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--rOTg3VYO--/f_auto,q_auto/v1791119043/logos/maartenballiauw?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/windows-azure-cdn-updates-enqkc7t7j","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"cloud","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Maarten Balliauw","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Windows Azure CDN updates"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/windows-azure-cdn-updates-enqkc7t7j#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I use a Windows Azure hosted service as the origin for the CDN instead of blob storage?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. 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