Varnish Cache
Open-source HTTP accelerator and reverse caching proxy that serves cached responses from memory in front of an origin server.
www.varnish.org/repositorydocspricing
Varnish Cache is an HTTP accelerator that sits between clients and an origin server. It answers from memory when it holds a cached response and forwards other requests to the origin, and it has native TLS support.
The project describes itself as a distribution of the Vinyl Cache project, with extra modules and tooling layered on top, and the repository’s LICENSE file now names the Vinyl Cache Project. The install guide covers Debian and Ubuntu packages, and the homepage also names RPM packages, a Docker image and a Helm chart for Kubernetes. Varnish Software AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, maintains the distribution.
Worth knowing
On package installs the varnishd process is managed by systemd, so it runs as a long-lived service.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-30: links, Categories, Built on, Runtime, Install with, License model
www.varnish.org/ - 2026-10-30: links, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/varnish/varnish - 2026-10-30: links
www.varnish.org/docs/ - 2026-10-30: Maintainer, Maintained by, Headquarters
www.varnish-software.com/contact-us/ - 2026-10-30: Written in
api.github.com/repos/varnish/varnish/languages - 2026-10-30: Runs as
www.varnish.org/docs/install-guide/install-debian-ubuntu/ - 2026-10-30: Install with, Last release
www.varnish.org/releases/ - 2026-10-30: License
raw.githubusercontent.com/varnish/varnish/main/LICENSE - 2026-10-30: links
www.varnish-software.com/pricing/ - 2026-10-30: Current major version
api.github.com/repos/varnish/varnish/releases/latest - 2026-10-30: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/varnish/varnish/contributors?per_page=1