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More context on why Varnish is superior to Squid: http://varnish-cache.org/wiki/ArchitectNotes http://varnish-cache.org/wiki/ArchitectNotes
by d_r 16y ago
More context on why Varnish is superior to Squid: http://varnish-cache.org/wiki/ArchitectNotes http://varnish-cache.org/wiki/ArchitectNotes
- jakevoytko 16y agoThis article should be required reading for anyone building programs with massive memory consumption! To give some context, this describes how Varnish combines mmapping with a nice memory partitioning scheme to get free caching from the OS, instead of fighting the OS' tendency to cache and managing it yourself.
- sgt 16y agoVarnish = reverse proxy Squid = forwarding proxy
- ggbaker 16y agoSquid can also be used as a reverse proxy, so it is a reasonable competitor to Varnish. (As is Apache mod_proxy.)