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title: Unmanaged CDN Provider
description: "The CDN providers you add when you **Add a CDN Provider** to your account are considered **Managed CDNs**, meaning you can configure and manage them through the **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN** platform. You can also use an **Unmanaged CDN Provider**…"
url: "https://www.flumotion.com/docs/multiCDN/unmanaged-cdn-provider/"
updated: "2026-08-27"
category: Guides / CDN Providers
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# Unmanaged CDN Provider

The CDN providers you add when you **Add a CDN Provider** to your account are considered **Managed CDNs**, meaning you can configure and manage them through the **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN** platform.

You can also use an **Unmanaged CDN Provider** with Flumotion Smart Multi CDN. There is no need to provide credentials for this provider. However, an unmanaged provider comes with the following limitations:

- You will not be able to configure it through the **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN** platform.
- The service dashboards will not contain data or statistics from this provider.

### What can you do with an Unmanaged CDN Provider?

- You can route traffic to this provider using **Traffic Policies**, including failover. This can be useful when migrating traffic from an existing or legacy provider.
- You can monitor the provider's availability and performance by configuring a monitor.

### When should I use an Unmanaged CDN Provider?

An unmanaged provider can be useful in the following cases:

- **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN** does not yet support the provider.
- You want to gradually migrate traffic away from a provider that you are not planning to use in the future.
- You want to monitor a provider that is not part of your **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN** service.