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# How to create your first FlashEdge CDN distribution

### Create a first FlashEdge distribution for external origins

After you complete the creation of your account you can create your first distribution. 

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Complete the following procedure to create a distribution.

1. Sign in to the [FlashEdge](https://www.flashedgecdn.com/login).
2. Click on **“Deploy Resources”** on the FlashEdge Console home page.
3. Choose your Origin source - **"External Site"**
   * Fill in the domain of your origin. An origin can be any service that has a publicly accessible domain name. For example (yourservice.com, app.yourservice.com, long.domain.name.com)
   * Fill in the name of the Zone
4. Select a Caching strategy
   * You can select from many options, but a lot of additional advanced settings can be then set in the FlashEdge console after you create the zone.
5. Select **"Coverage"**
6. Select the **"Firewall"** options.
7. Add your custom domain. This helps you create HTTPS.
8. Review the setup and click on **“Deploy”**

### What can you do next?

You can follow the next manuals after your distribution is prepared.

1. Add a CNAME record to your DNS (Domain Name System) to begin routing traffic to your distribution. After you add the alias record, users who visit your domain are routed through your distribution. For more information, see: [Configuring DNS to point to a FlashEdge distribution](/flashedge-cdn-distribution-tutorials/configuring-dns-to-point-to-a-flashedge-cdn-zone.md).
2. Create an SSL/TLS certificate for your domain to use HTTPS with your distribution. For more information, see [Setting up HTTPS with a Custom Domain](/flashedge-cdn-distribution-tutorials/setting-up-https-with-a-custom-domain.md).