Hello,

I'm putting together a DNN website that is primarily just the repository and repository dashboard with some screens for user config settings. (www.spottedfox.com)  Please excuse the really wide format, I have a skin issue I have not been able to solve yet, pointers on that would also be appreciated. 

I have the repository and repository dashboard on the homepage with read only/download access to all users.  Like everyone else I would like this page to load as quickly as possible.  Which leads to my question.  When logged in as host in the host menu under host settings there are a group of options called performance settings.  They include:

• Page State Persistence:
• Module Caching Method:
• Performance Setting:
• Authenticated Cacheability:
• Compression Setting:
• Use Whitespace Filter:

My question is what are the best settings in this area to get the highest performance out of my site?

Any other advice to speed up the site in general would be great?

Lastly, is there a way to tell if my speed is due to my hosting provider vs settings on my site?

Thanks,

Dan

P.S. I know that the first load of the site is slow due to the asp.net spinup and that this can be resolved with a program that does keepalive.  I'm looking for pointers on how to speed it up when the components are already loaded, not just the startup issue.

You may also want to check out this long thread where the topic of optimizing DNN (or any website) was discussed in detail.

http://forums.asp.net/p/974958/1236382.aspx

DNN 4.5.5 should not change anything in my recommendations.

That other asp.net forums post is kind of old, but the overall website optimization tips are timeless.