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brew install memcached v1.6.42 BSD-3-Clause

High-performance, distributed in-memory cache daemon for frequently-accessed data.

Why you might care

Memcached reduces database load by caching hot data in RAM across a cluster of servers, responding to lookups in microseconds. It's a stateless, horizontal-scalable cache layer that integrates into web apps via client libraries; use it when you need sub-millisecond cache hits and can tolerate eventual consistency. Much simpler than Redis for pure caching workflows.

Categories

database cache server networking

Alternatives

redis hazelcast varnish
2.0k
30-day installs · #978
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90-day · #1071
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365-day · #1110

Runtime dependencies

libevent openssl@3

Links

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