My very rough test shows that Rust hyper can achieve ~119k requests per second, but vinyl cache formerly known as Varnish with 1s cache on front of a same URL can reach 96k requests per second.
https://github.com/Ciantic/stress-test-vinyl-cache/tree/main
WikiApiary is back online after having been down and overloaded for a long time.
Bawolff brought it back and did a ton of full stack performance work to optimise the whole system. Adding HTTP caching, tuning InnoDB, and more!
https://blog.bawolff.net/2026/03/giving-wikiapiary-kick.html
#MediaWiki #WikiApiary #Wikibase #Wikidata #VinylCache #VarnishCache #MariaDB #MySQL #webperf #SRE
Hmmm,
My impression was that #Varnish Software would be based off on the #VinylCache upstream.
But now it seems like they have effectively created a new "varnish" repository where they intend to follow upstream, with their own patches *and* features vinyl doesn't want?
I already see changed not upstreamed, and they seem to be pushing for existing varnish packages to point to the "new" upstream?
@kly i agree, in particular about the people. i like them and they do good work.
but as much as i try to avoid becoming an arrogant asshole, i would go one step further: what we do in the open, keeping feature parity in many aspects and sometimes exceeding the closed source fork in features and/or performance, even helps those who decide to use the closed fork: only because the alternative exists ready to be fired up is the oracle-ification potential rather limited.
#vinylcache
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@vinyl_cache/116239868219463184
The identity is now live on the newly revamped Vinyl Cache website: https://vinyl-cache.org
Itโs also released under a Creative Commons license to guarantee that the open source project can use it freely.
Oh and finally: they actually had a new software release today, have a look below!
Thanks a lot to @slink especially as well as the rest of the @vinyl_cache team for your trust! It has been a pleasure to work on this, canโt wait to see where itโs going :)
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It isnโt just the logo :)
Meet the Vinyl Ghost, a new mascot for the project.
A mystic but friendly creature who nests on web servers. Like hermit crabs, it caches itself underneath a sheet of vinyl. Yet, itโs always out there to lend a hand delivering webpages.
I drew the mascot in a few different poses and expressions, with possibilities to create more in the future!
And of course, visual identity classics: colour palette, typeface selection.
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Happy to share a project I have been working on: a new visual identity for Vinyl Cache!
Installed in front of a web server, it makes websites faster to load.
The new logo stems from a simple concept: Vinyl Cache protects the server just like vinyl film protects what itโs applied on.
The symbol combines a solid block representing the website and a translucent flexible layer as the cache. Together, they form a V monogram, along with a customised wordmark.
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RE: https://fosstodon.org/@vinyl_cache/116239868219463184
Congratulations on the first #vinylcache release and a wonderful new design & mascot! I love it! ๐
Jari Pennanen
Timo Tijhof
Morten Linderud
Nils Goroll ๐๏ธ
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Rosanna Sibora