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# Cache server

> Managed cache tiers—API subtype cache_server; engine and instance type in the panel.

## Summary

|                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Purpose**     | **Managed cache** tier (for example ElastiCache, Memorystore, Azure Cache).                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **Create menu** | May reference **serverless ElastiCache** or provider-specific cache products.                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **API subtype** | `cache_server`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **Panel**       | **`CacheServerConfigurationPanel`** — **name**, **cache engine** (for example **Redis**, **Memcached**, **Valkey** with engine-specific icons), **engine version**, **region**, and **instance type**; loads versions and instance types from the project’s cache APIs. |

## Configuration (typical)

* **Engine** — Pick the protocol you need (Redis-compatible vs Memcached, etc.); **version** and **instance class** lists depend on region and provider.
* **Region** — Same region list pattern as other regional services.

## Canvas and connections

* Connect **applications**, **functions**, and **servers** that need fast reads/writes in front of [databases](/gateways/resources/database) or APIs.

## Operations

* **Sync** refreshes cluster status and endpoints when supported.
* **Delete** tears down the cache and any replication groups per cloud behavior.

**API:** [API documentation](/api/index) → **Cache**, **Resources**, **Resource connections**.

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