Official statement
Changing the site's infrastructure (like the CDN) results in a decrease in the crawl rate. Google becomes conservative after an infrastructure change to avoid causing problems and then gradually increases the crawl if everything is working well.
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(5 years ago)
⚠ A more recent statement exists on this topic
Could Your CDN and Firewall Be Blocking Googlebot Without You Knowing?
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TL;DR
Switching to a new CDN can immediately slow down Google's crawl of your site. Google takes a cautious approach to avoid issues, gradually increasing the crawl rate if everything goes well. Keep an eye on this change to avoid harming your indexing.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Combien de temps le crawl ralentit-il apres un changement de CDN ?
Le temps peut varier. Google accélère progressivement s'il ne détecte pas de problème, mais cela peut prendre quelques jours à quelques semaines.
Le changement de CDN affecte-t-il le ranking ?
Indirectement, si le ralentissement du crawl retarde l'indexation de nouvelles pages ou mises à jour importantes.
Peut-on prevenir Google d'un changement imminent de CDN ?
Google n'offre pas de pré-notification pour ce type de changement. Mais s'assurer que le nouveau CDN est parfaitement configuré dès le début peut aider.
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