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Luca_Moreau
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April 17, 2025
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How do you test Akamai configuration with AEMaaCS before DNS is live?

I'm setting up Akamai for AEMaaCS using the sample vendor config with edge keys. Is there a way to test Akamai → Dispatcher → AEM routing without pointing the live DNS yet?

SantoshSai
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April 17, 2025

Hi @luca_moreau,

Can you try testing it by making curl requests directly to the AEM publish URL and passing the headers manually:

curl https://publish-<program>-<env>.adobeaemcloud.com \
-H "X-Forwarded-Host: yourdomain.com" \
-H "X-AEM-Edge-Key: <your-key>" \
-H "x-aem-debug: edge=true" -v

Also, ensure that your dispatcher’s virtual hosts are configured with yourdomain.com. You’ll only see a full round-trip via Akamai once DNS points to Akamai, but this curl method helps test the setup in isolation.

 

Hope that helps!

Regards,
Santosh

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SantoshSai
SantoshSaiAccepted solution
New Participant
April 17, 2025

Hi @luca_moreau,

Can you try testing it by making curl requests directly to the AEM publish URL and passing the headers manually:

curl https://publish-<program>-<env>.adobeaemcloud.com \
-H "X-Forwarded-Host: yourdomain.com" \
-H "X-AEM-Edge-Key: <your-key>" \
-H "x-aem-debug: edge=true" -v

Also, ensure that your dispatcher’s virtual hosts are configured with yourdomain.com. You’ll only see a full round-trip via Akamai once DNS points to Akamai, but this curl method helps test the setup in isolation.

 

Hope that helps!

Regards,
Santosh

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    Luca_MoreauAuthor
    Level 2
    April 17, 2025

    Thanks, that worked! Just curious - once DNS is pointed to Akamai, is there a way to confirm that requests are actually hitting Akamai and not going directly to publish?

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    SantoshSai
    SantoshSai
    New Participant
    April 17, 2025

    Yes, a good way to confirm is by checking response headers.

    When the request is served via Akamai, you’ll usually see headers like:

    • X-Akamai-Request-ID

    • X-Cache (you might see TCP_HIT or TCP_MISS)

    • Via (sometimes includes Akamai info)

    Also, Chrome DevTools > Network tab to inspect those headers for live DNS-based calls.

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