Memcached
Distributed in-memory key-value cache daemon that applications use to store results of database and API calls.
Memcached is a distributed memory object caching system written in C. It runs as a daemon that keeps small key-value entries in RAM, which dynamic web applications use to reduce database load.
The install guide covers distribution packages for apt, yum and Homebrew, and a source build with make.
Worth knowing
A source build needs the libevent development package.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-29: name, links, Categories, Current major version, Last release, License model
memcached.org/ - 2026-10-29: links, Written in, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/memcached/memcached - 2026-10-29: Maintainer, Maintained by, License
github.com/memcached/memcached/blob/master/LICENSE - 2026-10-29: Runtime
memcached.org/downloads - 2026-10-29: Runs as, Install with
docs.memcached.org/serverguide/ - 2026-10-29: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/memcached/memcached/contributors?per_page=1&anon=false - 2026-10-29: First release
github.com/memcached/memcached/blob/master/ChangeLog