Synopsis # memcached is a high-performance in-memory key-value store used primarily for caching data to reduce database load and latency in dynamic web applications. It provides a simple TCP protocol for setting and retrieving short-lived values and is often used by frameworks like Django, Rails, and PHP. memcached is available on OpenBSD via packages and integrates with rcctl(8) for service management. Unlike Redis, memcached is not persistent and supports only very simple key-value operations.
