 | This article may contain excessive or inappropriate references to self-published sources. (June 2014) |
| Developer(s) | Poul-Henning Kamp, Redpill-Linpro, Varnish Software |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 7.5.0[1] 
/ 18 March 2024 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | BSD, Linux, Unix |
| Type | HTTP accelerator |
| License | two-clause BSD license |
| Website | varnish-cache |
Varnish is a reverse caching proxy[2] used as HTTP accelerator for content-heavy dynamic web sites as well as APIs. In contrast to other web accelerators, such as Squid, which began life as a client-side cache, or Apache and nginx, which are primarily origin servers, Varnish was designed as an HTTP accelerator. Varnish is focused exclusively on HTTP, unlike other proxy servers that often support FTP, SMTP, and other network protocols.
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