Cache

Cache

In Rubiscape, the cache settings are at the instance level. Currently, Rubiscape supports six types of caches. You can select any caching method as required.

Note
  • Select the cache aligning with storage setting.
  • Example: For Django storage, select the Django cache.
  • Django
  • Redis
  • S3 on AWS
  • MinIO
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Google Cloud Platform

The following sections explain these storage types in detail.

Django

Django is the default storage for Rubiscape cache.
It requires no additional inputs.


Redis

Redis is an open-source in-memory data structure store used as a cache in Rubiscape.
The Redis cache contains the following fields.


The following table explains various fields in Redis cache settings.

Field

Description

Remark

Redis Cache Host

Enter the cache host on which the Redis cache is stored.

Usually, the cache is stored on the localhost.

Redis Cache Port

Enter the cache port to which the Redis cache is connected.

The default Redis cache port is 6379.

S3 on AWS

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is a public cloud object storage service that stores data as objects within buckets. The object is a combination of a file and its metadata. Buckets are containers to store these objects.
The S3 on the AWS cache contains the following fields.


The following table explains various fields in S3 on AWS settings.

Field

Description

Remark

AWS Access Key

Enter the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Key.

  • AWS access key is the long-term credential for the IAM user.
  • It is a string-type key with a minimum of 16 and a maximum of 128 characters.
  • The AWS Access Key is maintained by the IT Team of your organization or the AWS S3 Admin on the client-side.

AWS Secret Key

Enter the secret key to sign requests.

  • It is a string-type key used for API calls.
  • The AWS Secret Key is maintained by the IT Team of your organization or the AWS S3 Admin on the client-side.

S3 Cache Bucket

Enter a suitable name for the S3 cache container.

  • A bucket is a container for objects that are stored in Amazon S3.
  • The bucket name should
  • Be unique within a partition
  • Have a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 63 characters.
  • Begin and end with a letter or a number.
  • Consist of only lowercase letters, numbers, dots, and hyphens.
  • Neither start with a prefix nor end with a suffix.
  • Not be formatted as an IP address.

MinIO

MinIO is an open-source distributed object storage server. It comes with an S3 storage functionality designed for private cloud infrastructure. MinIO is one of the best servers for storing unstructured data (images, videos, log files, backups, and containers).
The MinIO cache contains the following fields.


The following table explains various fields in MinIO settings.

Field

Description

Remark

MinIO Access Key

Enter the MinIO Access Key to authenticate the user.

  • It is a unique key containing a minimum of 5 characters.
  • It is equivalent to a username.

MinIO Secret Key

Enter the MinIO Secret Key to authenticate the user.

It is a unique key and equivalent to a password.

MinIO Host

Enter a valid IP address to connect to the MinIO host server.

The hostname needs to include the port.

MinIO Bucket Name

Enter a valid MinIO bucket name

  • The bucket name should
  • Be unique within a partition
  • Have a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 63 characters.
  • Begin and end with a letter or a number.
  • Consist of only lowercase letters, numbers, dots, and hyphens.
  • Neither start with a prefix nor end with a suffix.
  • Not be formatted as an IP address.

Azure Blob Storage

Azure Blob (Binary Large Object) Storage is Microsoft's cloud-based object storage solution. It is an optimized storage facility to store a huge amount of unstructured, text, and binary data.
The Azure Blob cache contains the following fields.

The following table explains various fields in Azure Blob cache settings.

Field

Description

Remark

Default Endpoint Protocol

Enter the default endpoint protocol HTTPS, which is the default for Azure.

  • HTTPS stands for Hypertext transfer protocol secure. It is encrypted to increase the data transfer security, especially sensitive data.
  • It is a secure version of the primary protocol, HTTP.
  • It is used to transfer data between a web browser and a website.

Account Name

Enter the account name for the Azure cache.

It is user-specific.

Account Key

Enter the account key for the Azure cache.

It is user-specific.

Endpoint Suffix

Enter the endpoint suffix for the Axure cache.

The default endpoint suffix is core.

Blob Cache Container Name

Enter a suitable blob cache name for the Azure cache bucket.

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Google Cloud Platform

Google Cloud Platform provides an object storage facility to companies of all sizes and data generation capacity. You can store and retrieve data as and when you want.
The Google Cloud Platform contains the following fields.


The following table explains various fields in Azure Blob Cache settings.

Field

Description

Service Account Credential JSON

Click Upload File to upload the JSON file containing the service account credentials.

GCP Storage Bucket Name

Enter a suitable name for the Google Cloud Platform cache container name.


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Warning

  • Do not forget to click Save Cache Details!
  • If you click Discard, all changes made since the last save get deleted.

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