Netlify
Type: organization / platform | Domain relevance: Jamstack hosting + edge/CDN platform; one of the standard edge-deployment options.
Summary
Netlify is a hosting/CDN platform popular for Jamstack/static sites. Improving Core Web Vitals, A Smashing Magazine Case Study hosted Smashing Magazine’s own site on Netlify’s global CDN, and Web Development Best Practices 2026: Engineering Guide lists Netlify Edge alongside Vercel and Cloudflare as an edge option. Its Jamstack context is also why Site Search often needs a client-side or hosted index (no server to query).
Key Facts
- Jamstack/static hosting + edge functions + global CDN.
- Hosted the Smashing CWV case-study site.
- Grouped with Vercel / Cloudflare as edge options.
In the Sources
| Source | Context |
|---|---|
| Improving Core Web Vitals, A Smashing Magazine Case Study | Host/CDN for the case-study site. |
| Web Development Best Practices 2026: Engineering Guide | Named edge-deployment option. |
Related
Entities: Vercel, Cloudflare, Site Search 360 Concepts: Web Architecture & Scalability, Core Web Vitals, Site Search