Memcached Setup for Django
A snippet showing how to configure Memcached for caching.
# Install backend
pip install python-memcached
# settings.py
CACHES = {
"default": {
"BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.memcached.MemcachedCache",
"LOCATION": "127.0.0.1:11211",
}
}
Explanation:
- Django uses Memcached for cache operations (fast in-memory).
- Category Performance & Optimization
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- Last Modified 18 April, 2026
- Tags #performance #caching #memcached #backend
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