> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bunny.net/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Endpoints

> Expose your container to the internet using CDN or Anycast endpoints.

Once you have a [deployed container](https://bunny.net/docs/magic-containers/quickstart.md), you can expose it to the internet using two endpoint types: **CDN** for HTTP(S) traffic or **Anycast** for direct IP access.

## CDN

CDN endpoints route HTTP(S) traffic through bunny.net's edge network, improving performance and reducing latency based on user location.

> [!NOTE]
>
> For more information about CDN, see our [CDN
> documentation](https://bunny.net/academy/cdn/what-is-a-cdn-content-delivery-network/).

To create a CDN endpoint:

1. Go to **Magic Containers** and select your container.

2. Click **Endpoints**, then **Add New Endpoint**.

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3. Select **CDN** as the type.

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4. Configure the endpoint:
   * **Name**: A unique name for this endpoint.
   * **Container Port**: The port your application listens on.
   * **SSL for origin**: Enable if your application uses SSL internally.

> [!NOTE]
>
> It's recommended to run one process per container. If running multiple
> processes, ensure they use different ports.

5. Click **Add Endpoint**.

### Sticky sessions

Sticky sessions ensure all requests from a client are routed to the same server instance, maintaining session state across requests.

To enable sticky sessions:

1. In the endpoint configuration, select **Sticky Session**.

![](https://mintcdn.com/bunnynet-cb9733c2/L57MhyfuZyBVCcmn/images/docs/81299b7686d70d6ddb86f019bfcfe9ab80f97bc154949c8ac1cfd1dac4563f1f-image.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=L57MhyfuZyBVCcmn\&q=85\&s=e1d26db2e7ed7da30c5511a0d1ee66c1)

2. Choose an identifier (headers like `X-Forwarded-For` or `User-Agent`, or cookies like `SessionID`).

3. Click **Add Endpoint**.

### Server-Sent Events

A CDN endpoint delivers [Server-Sent Events](https://bunny.net/docs/cdn/server-sent-events.md) without extra configuration, because an event stream is standard HTTP traffic. Your container writes the events, and the edge streams them to the client.

Three points apply to a container that serves an event stream:

* Send `Cache-Control: no-cache` with the stream, and flush every event immediately. A CDN endpoint caches an event stream like any other response. See [Keep the stream out of the cache](https://bunny.net/docs/cdn/server-sent-events.md#keep-the-stream-out-of-the-cache).
* Send a heartbeat at least every 30 seconds, because the edge closes a stream that carries no data. See [Keep the stream active](https://bunny.net/docs/cdn/server-sent-events.md#keep-the-stream-active).
* A [rolling update](https://bunny.net/docs/magic-containers/rolling-updates.md) or a scale-in closes the streams that an instance holds. Handle `SIGTERM` as described in [Graceful Shutdown](https://bunny.net/docs/magic-containers/graceful-shutdown.md), and the client reconnects to another instance.

Enable [sticky sessions](#sticky-sessions) if the stream depends on state that only one instance holds. An [Anycast endpoint](#anycast) reaches your container without the edge in the path, so the heartbeat rule does not apply to it.

## Anycast

Anycast endpoints map your container to an Anycast IP address, routing requests to the nearest node for improved performance.

To create an Anycast endpoint:

1. Go to **Magic Containers** and select your container.

2. Click **Endpoints**, then **Add New Endpoint**.

![](https://mintcdn.com/bunnynet-cb9733c2/GYo51EPI6zuebYhU/images/docs/08f7158fa6535905e68b635aca2e223d1818ab25753596466e881f51bbea8ee0-image.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=GYo51EPI6zuebYhU\&q=85\&s=df74487c6793ff9ba57f99ad39eb5090)

3. Select **Anycast** as the type.

![](https://mintcdn.com/bunnynet-cb9733c2/GYo51EPI6zuebYhU/images/docs/471a57e384cb41e7cbf6373ad1352046d6307207e105b0c0fe0b710096023f92-image.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=GYo51EPI6zuebYhU\&q=85\&s=e5f010587f575b15008f50b961b5afaf)

4. Configure the endpoint:
   * **Name**: A unique name for this endpoint.
   * **Container Port**: The port your application listens on inside the container.
   * **Exposed Port**: The port available on the Anycast IP.

5. Click **Add Endpoint**.


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