---
id: cache
title: Caching
sidebar_label: Caching
keywords: [configuration, cache, timeout]
description: hyperglass caching configuration
---

import Link from "@docusaurus/Link";

hyperglass uses [Redis](https://redis.io/) for cache storage. Every query is cached and automatically expired from the cache after a configurable timeout period.

Common Redis parameters are configurable, in case you already have a dedicated Redis server you'd prefer to use, instead of running it on the same server as hyperglass:

| Parameter   |  Type   | Default       | Description                                                                  |
| :---------- | :-----: | :------------ | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `host`      | String  | `'localhost'` | Redis server IP address or hostname.                                         |
| `port`      | Integer | `6379`        | Redis server TCP port.                                                       |
| `database`  | Integer | `0`           | Database ID for hyperglass.                                                  |
| `timeout`   | Integer | `120`         | Time in seconds query output will be kept in the Redis cache.                |
| `show_text` | Boolean | `true`        | Show the <Link to="/docs/ui#text">cache message</Link> in the hyperglass UI. |

:::important Caching
hyperglass caches every query response to a Redis database, and always responds to a request with the cached value. If hyperglass receives a query for which it has no matching cached entry, the query parameters are used to created a new cache entry, hyperglass executes the request normally, writes the response to the cache, and then returns the response to the end user.
:::

## Example

```yaml
cache:
    database: 0
    host: localhost
    port: 6379
    show_text: true
    timeout: 120
```