how to start with memcached

Question

Currently I am working on a project in which I need to use memcached. I have researched through a lot of web links but I do not understand how to get started with memcached. I h

Answer 1

You will need a Memcache server and a Memcache client.

I've found one of the best Memcache servers for Windows platforms is http://www.membase.com/products-and-services/memcached

It is built by the original Memcached developers. Setup takes a few minutes and configuration is very easy through their web interface.

The recommended Memcache client for .NET is Enyim http://memcached.enyim.com/

You can find configuration examples for Enyim at https://github.com/enyim/EnyimMemcached/wiki

Alternatively, I've actually found Microsoft AppFabric Caching (codenamed Velocity) to work better for .NET. I had serialization issues with Memcache and Linq objects, and AppFabric worked without a problem.

Here is a tutorial on AppFabric if you're interested in that as well

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/InstallingConfiguringAndUsingWindowsServerAppFabricAndTheVelocityMemoryCacheIn10Minutes.aspx