% MEMCACHED(1) Container Image Pages
% Petr Hracek
% February 6, 2017
# NAME
memcached - High Performance, Distributed Memory Object Cache.
# DESCRIPTION
Memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load.
The container itself consists of:
- fedora/rawhide base image
- memcached RPM package
Files added to the container during docker build include: /files/memcached.sh
# USAGE
To get the memcached container image on your local system, run the following:
docker pull registry.fedoraproject.org/memcached:rawhide
# ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The memcached container includes the following environment variables:
For turn on verbose mode, use environment variable
-e MEMCACHED_DEBUG_MODE
For setting cache size, use environment variable
-e MEMCACHED_CACHE_SIZE
For setting maximum connections, use environment variable
-e MEMCACHED_CONNECTIONS
For setting maximum threads, use environment variable
-e MEMCACHED_THREADS
# SECURITY IMPLICATIONS
Lists of security-related attributes that are opened to the host.
-p 11211:11211
Opens container port 11211 and maps it to the same port on the host.
# SEE ALSO
Memcached page
<https://memcached.org/>