Increasing cache time saves 171M queries and 800GB egress daily

DanielLockyer · x · 2026-09-01

A developer reported significant performance gains by adjusting the cache staleness time from 5 seconds to 10 seconds. This strategy ensures requests are served from cache while refreshing in the background, eliminating 171 million queries and 800GB of daily egress traffic.

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