Pogocache is fast caching software built from scratch with a focus on low latency and cpu efficiency. It is a high-performance, multi-protocol Redis alternative.

Features

Fast: Faster than Memcached, Valkey, Redis, Dragonfly, and Garnet.
Multi-protocol: Supports Redis RESP, Memcached, PostgreSQL wire protocol, and HTTP.
Persistence: Supports AOF-style persistence.
Resource Efficient: Low CPU and memory overhead.

Deployment

docker compose up -d

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
`POGOCACHE_VERSION`	`1.3.1`	Pogocache image version
`POGOCACHE_PORT_OVERRIDE`	`9401`	Host port for Pogocache
`POGOCACHE_EXTRA_ARGS`		Additional CLI arguments (e.g. `--auth pass`)

Accessing Pogocache

Redis: redis-cli -p 9401
Postgres: psql -h localhost -p 9401
HTTP: curl http://localhost:9401/key
Memcached: telnet localhost 9401

Persistence

By default, the data is persisted to a named volume pogocache_data at /data/pogocache.db.