FAQ

What is memached?

memcached is a high-performance in-memory data caching application.

What is spymemached?

spymemcached is a java client to access

What is an EVCache App?

EVCache App is a logical grouping of one or more memcached instances (servers). Each instance can be a

• EVCache Server (to be open sourced soon) running memcached and a Java sidecar app
• EC2 instance running memcached
• ElastiCache instance
• instance that can talk memcached protocol (eg. Couchbase, MemcacheDB)

Each app is associated with a name. Though it is not recommend, a memcached instance can be shared across multiple EVCache Apps.

What is an EVCache Client?

EVCache client manages all the operations between an Java application and an EVCache App.

What is an EVCache Server?

EVCache Server is an EC2 instance running an instances of memcached and a Java Sidecar application. The sidecar is responsible for interacting with Eureka, monitoring the memcached process and collecting and reporting performance data to the Servo. This will be Open Sources soon.