Memcached is an in-memory key-value store for small chunks of arbitrary data (strings, objects) from results of database calls, API calls, or page rendering.

Based on the Bitnami Memcached image for docker, this Chart bootstraps a Memcached deployment on a Kubernetes cluster using Helm.

Configuration

To edit the default Memcached configuration, run

$ helm edit memcached

By default authentication is not enabled on the Memcached server. Edit the value of memcachedPassword in memcached/tpl/values.toml to set a password and enable authentication.

Tip: If you have issues running the above command, add se autochdir to your ~/.vimrc profile or simply edit ~/.helm/workspace/charts/memcached/tpl/values.toml in your favourite editor.

Finally, generate the chart to apply your changes to the configuration.

$ helm generate memcached

Cleanup

To delete the Memcached deployment completely:

$ helm uninstall -n default memcached