# Memcached **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 10, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memcached/16275 "2014-03-10T23:00:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mohit\_Anchlia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@Mohit\_Anchlia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohit_Anchlia)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memcached/16275/1 "2014-03-10T23:00:35Z")
Is anyone using memcached with ES as a plugin. I am wondering if it provides any benefits over the caching in heap. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAOT3TWqNKb7C9zXmMf%2B4n-x7b68%2BPJo9ecmeSiqEF\_dUKf9hdA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAOT3TWqNKb7C9zXmMf%2B4n-x7b68%2BPJo9ecmeSiqEF_dUKf9hdA%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memcached/16275/2 "2014-03-12T10:01:17Z")
Hey, just want to make sure, no misunderstandings come up here: The memcached plugin is NOT about caching stuff inside of elasticsearch or replacing the heap for storing data. The memcached plugin is a transport plugin and mimics the memcached protocol spec to allow to query elasticsearch. The reason for this is, that some languages do not have a good HTTP client and thus using this form of communication is much much faster. Hope it clears things up. --Alex On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:00 AM, Mohit Anchlia [mohitanchlia@gmail.com](mailto:mohitanchlia@gmail.com)wrote: > Is anyone using memcached with ES as a plugin. I am wondering if it > provides any benefits over the caching in heap. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAOT3TWqNKb7C9zXmMf%2B4n-x7b68%2BPJo9ecmeSiqEF\_dUKf9hdA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAOT3TWqNKb7C9zXmMf%2B4n-x7b68%2BPJo9ecmeSiqEF_dUKf9hdA%40mail.gmail.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAOT3TWqNKb7C9zXmMf%2B4n-x7b68%2BPJo9ecmeSiqEF\_dUKf9hdA%40mail.gmail.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAOT3TWqNKb7C9zXmMf%2B4n-x7b68%2BPJo9ecmeSiqEF_dUKf9hdA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGCwEM-eWgws2dSwejnG29H0EUogGKRnJBncqD%2BunQUCHE6QEw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGCwEM-eWgws2dSwejnG29H0EUogGKRnJBncqD%2BunQUCHE6QEw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Mohit\_Anchlia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@Mohit\_Anchlia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohit_Anchlia)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memcached/16275/3 "2014-03-12T18:58:48Z")
Thanks for clarifying On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Alexander Reelsen [alr@spinscale.de](mailto:alr@spinscale.de) wrote: > Hey, > > just want to make sure, no misunderstandings come up here: The memcached > plugin is NOT about caching stuff inside of elasticsearch or replacing the > heap for storing data. The memcached plugin is a transport plugin and > mimics the memcached protocol spec to allow to query elasticsearch. The > reason for this is, that some languages do not have a good HTTP client and > thus using this form of communication is much much faster. > > Hope it clears things up. > > --Alex > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:00 AM, Mohit Anchlia [mohitanchlia@gmail.com](mailto:mohitanchlia@gmail.com)wrote: > > > Is anyone using memcached with ES as a plugin. I am wondering if it > > provides any benefits over the caching in heap. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAOT3TWqNKb7C9zXmMf%2B4n-x7b68%2BPJo9ecmeSiqEF\_dUKf9hdA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAOT3TWqNKb7C9zXmMf%2B4n-x7b68%2BPJo9ecmeSiqEF_dUKf9hdA%40mail.gmail.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAOT3TWqNKb7C9zXmMf%2B4n-x7b68%2BPJo9ecmeSiqEF\_dUKf9hdA%40mail.gmail.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAOT3TWqNKb7C9zXmMf%2B4n-x7b68%2BPJo9ecmeSiqEF_dUKf9hdA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGCwEM-eWgws2dSwejnG29H0EUogGKRnJBncqD%2BunQUCHE6QEw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGCwEM-eWgws2dSwejnG29H0EUogGKRnJBncqD%2BunQUCHE6QEw%40mail.gmail.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGCwEM-eWgws2dSwejnG29H0EUogGKRnJBncqD%2BunQUCHE6QEw%40mail.gmail.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGCwEM-eWgws2dSwejnG29H0EUogGKRnJBncqD%2BunQUCHE6QEw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAOT3TWqiMfgf8Wdj5JsB\_UCfmseM%2BGHXWpjOW\_qGS3GyWAA%3DGg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAOT3TWqiMfgf8Wdj5JsB_UCfmseM%2BGHXWpjOW_qGS3GyWAA%3DGg%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/memcached/16275/4 "2017-07-06T01:43:42Z")