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Duncan-Cloudflare opened this issue May 1, 2025 · 1 comment
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Clarification on Edge Server IP #22133

Duncan-Cloudflare opened this issue May 1, 2025 · 1 comment
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There seem to be two uses of Edge Server IP.

In Version Management, it seems to refer to Cloudflare's frontend, which can be used for staging (this makes more sense to me).
https://developers.cloudflare.com/version-management/reference/traffic-filters/

To send traffic to a specific environment, send requests to your zone that match the pattern specified in your filter. These could be characteristics such as Edge Server IP, Cookie, Hostname, or User Agent.

In Cloudflare Logs, it is referring to the backend IP address connecting to the origin server.
https://developers.cloudflare.com/logs/reference/log-fields/zone/http_requests/#edgeserverip

IP of the edge server making a request to the origin.

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I suggest using this term for the frontend connection. I understand this hasn't been the case historically.

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@Duncan-Cloudflare Duncan-Cloudflare added content:edit Request for content edits documentation Documentation edits labels May 1, 2025
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Hey Denise-- can you see what the ramifications would be of making this change? I'm not sure how big of a lift it would be and Edge Server is a nebulous term in the IT world. I think as long as we are consistent that we get closer to at least reducing any confusion the above may cause.

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