microcaching

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microcaching is a technique of caching web server responses for a very short period of time (seconds) to reduce the effects of the thundering herd problem, while also avoiding some of the pitfalls of correctly invalidating caches.

IndieWeb Examples

• Aaron Parecki has configured his web server with a 30 second microcache using nginx.
• This server has a 30-second microcache as of 2024-02-19

See Also

• https://www.nginx.com/blog/benefits-of-microcaching-nginx/