https://github.com/netflix/evcache

A distributed in-memory data store for the cloud
https://github.com/netflix/evcache

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A distributed in-memory data store for the cloud

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/netflix/evcache
• Owner: Netflix
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2013-02-08T22:52:57.000Z (over 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-09T16:07:51.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-10T00:04:31.326Z (about 1 year ago)
• Language: Java
• Homepage:
• Size: 2.9 MB
• Stars: 2,099
• Watchers: 498
• Forks: 246
• Open Issues: 14
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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EVCache is a memcached & spymemcached based caching solution that is mainly used for AWS EC2 infrastructure for caching frequently used data. 

EVCache is an abbreviation for:

* Ephemeral  - The data stored is for a short duration as specified by its TTL (Time To Live).

* Volatile  - The data can disappear any time (Evicted).

* Cache - An in-memory key-value store.

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