memcached

docker1.6.42musl13184M pulls

Memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, used to speed up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load.

databases-and-storage

Usage

Recommended variant

docker pull memcached:1.6.42-alpine

alpine = musl libc, smallest footprint — some native extensions won't build

Variants

Available tags

memcached:full

memcached:alpinemusl

Lifecycle

Support & EOL

latest1.6.42

pull size8MB compressed

Known issues

Gotchas

avoid :latest in production — pulls breaking major version changes

alpine variant uses musl libc, can break native extensions compiled for glibc

default configuration has no authentication — secure with firewall or SASL

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