Hope to understand how rewrite and cache work together

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What is the name of the domain?

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What is the issue you’re encountering

Hello everyone, I’m new to using Cloudflare. I’ve noticed the rewrite rules, but I don’t quite understand how they work in conjunction with caching. Let me give an example to clarify my question: Suppose I configure a rule to rewrite all paths under /x/* to /index.html (ignoring cache expiration for now). Now, if I access /x/1, and /x/1 is successfully cached by Cloudflare, what happens if I then access /x/2? Will Cloudflare fetch from the origin server again? Additionally, if the cache for /index.html expires, does that mean the cache for all paths under /x/* will also expire? I’ve reviewed Cloudflare’s documentation, but I couldn’t find any specific explanation for this scenario. Did I miss something, or could someone provide clarification on how this works? Thank you in advance for your help!

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It sounds like they all point to the same path on the server. In that case, they should all be the same cached resource, so they’d all get a HIT once the first one does, and then expire at the same time (again, because they’re all the same resource).

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