Memcached : Install2026/06/25

	Install Memcached which is the distributed memory caching System.
[1]	Install Memcached.

root@dlp:~#

apt -y install memcached

[2]	Configure Memcached.

root@dlp:~#

vi /etc/memcached.conf

# line 23 : max cache memory size (MB)
-m 64

# line 26 : listening port
-p 11211

# line 30 : process owner
-u memcache

# line 35 : listens on localhost by default like follows
# if you'd like to use memcached from other Hosts, change to own IP address or to [0.0.0.0], [::]
-l 127.0.0.1
-l ::1

# line 39 : max connections (default is 1024)
# -c 1024

root@dlp:~#

systemctl restart memcached

[3]	If UFW is enabled and also you want to connect to Memcached from remote hosts, allow service port.

root@dlp:~#

ufw allow 11211/tcp

Rule added
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