From 685489b9adcb94765041984e6819069abb5f0d4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gard Rimestad Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 12:35:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Clarify edge proximity to users (#5601) A benefit of hosting your own edge instance is that it will be as close to end users as you are. --------- Co-authored-by: Thomas Heartman --- website/docs/understanding-unleash/proxy-hosting.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/website/docs/understanding-unleash/proxy-hosting.mdx b/website/docs/understanding-unleash/proxy-hosting.mdx index 5c0173588a..9f2d7db66b 100644 --- a/website/docs/understanding-unleash/proxy-hosting.mdx +++ b/website/docs/understanding-unleash/proxy-hosting.mdx @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ If you want Unleash to host the Frontend API for you, you should be aware of the - This is only available to Pro and Enterprise customers who have signed up for a managed Unleash instance. - We allow short spikes in traffic and our adaptive infrastructure will automatically scale to your needs. - Please check the [Fair Use Policy](https://www.getunleash.io/fair-use-policy) to see the limits of the Unleash-hosted Frontend API. -- There's no guarantee that it'll be close to your applications. This means you'll get higher response times. +- There's no guarantee that it'll be geographically close to your end users, this means your end users might be getting slower response times on feature flag evaluations. - When we host the frontend API, we will also receive whatever end user data you put in the [Unleash context](../reference/unleash-context.md). This may or may not be an issue depending on your business requirements. Hosting Edge requires a little more setup the Unleash-hosted Frontend API does, but it offers a number of benefits over both the frontend API and Proxy: