Getting started with Amazon ElastiCache (Memcached)

This hands-on tutorial will help you get started and learn more about ElastiCache (Memcached). It leads from initial setup through creating the cache, reading and writing data with it, and cleaning up afterwards.

Topics

Setting up
Create a cache
Read and write data to the cache
(Optional) Clean up
Next Steps
Configuring a Lambda function to access Amazon ElastiCache in an Amazon VPC
ElastiCache tutorials and videos

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Document Conventions

Comparing Memcached and Redis OSS self-designed caches

Setting up