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Caching is the process of storing copies of data in caches to allow... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/caching-in-node-js-with-redis--6xtf8msm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/_6xtF8mSM.png og:image:alt: Caching in Node.js with Redis og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Caching in Node.js with Redis **[JavaScript in Plain English](https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish)** · 6 min read · 18 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Redis is an in-memory data structure store used as a database, cache, and message broker. Caching is the process of storing copies of data in caches to allow applications to access and retrieve data faster. 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