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This guide explains how to connect your pull zone to your server IP directly, bypassing intermediary services (such as firewalls or proxies) that might block CDN access to your origin. This is useful when:
  • Your origin is behind a firewall that blocks CDN requests
  • You need to bypass proxy services like Cloudflare
  • You want to connect directly to a specific server IP

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Prerequisites

  • A pull zone configured in the bunny.net dashboard
  • Your origin server’s IP address
  • A custom hostname you want to use for serving content

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Configuration

1

Update your origin URL to the server IP

Navigate to your pull zone and go to General → Origin.Set the origin URL to point directly to your server’s IP address:
  • Select the correct scheme (HTTP or HTTPS) to prevent redirects
  • If you have Forward Host Header enabled, disable it for this configuration
At this point, your pull zone will connect to the server directly. However, the server will return the default website configured for that IP. Step 2 configures bunny.net to send the correct hostname to your origin.
2

Add the custom hostname to your pull zone

Go to General → Hostnames and add your custom hostname:
  1. Enter your domain name in the Add a custom hostname field
  2. Click Add Hostname
3

Configure DNS

Update your DNS provider to point your custom hostname to the bunny.net pull zone: - Create a CNAME record pointing to your pull zone hostname (e.g., your-zone.b-cdn.net)
4

Enable SSL (optional)

After DNS propagation, you can enable SSL for your custom hostname:
  1. Click Verify & Activate SSL to get a free Let’s Encrypt certificate
  2. Alternatively, scroll to Linked Hostnames and click Enable to activate SSL later or upload your own certificate
5

Create an Edge Rule to set the Host header

Navigate to Edge Rules and create a new rule to send the correct hostname to your origin:
SettingValue
ActionSet Request Header
Header NameHost
Header ValueYour origin hostname (e.g., example.com)
ConditionRequest URL
Match TypeMatch Any
Condition Value*
6

Purge cache

If you had cached content from a previous configuration, purge the cache to ensure fresh content is fetched from the new origin.

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How it works

When a request comes in:
  1. The client connects to your custom hostname (served by bunny.net)
  2. bunny.net connects directly to your origin server IP
  3. The Edge Rule sets the Host header so your origin knows which website to serve
  4. Your origin responds with the correct content
This bypasses any intermediate proxies while maintaining proper hostname routing.