I Built a Lightweight API Cache Because Redis Felt Like Overkill

Every backend developer hits this moment: Your API is working fine… Until suddenly it’s not. Too many requests Slower responses Repeated database/API calls Same data being fetched again and again And you realize: “I need caching.” 🚧 The Problem So naturally, you look into caching solutions. And what do you find? Redis Distributed caching Complex setups Extra infrastructure For many projects, especially small to medium apps, this feels like: bringing a truck when all you needed was a bicycle I didn’t want: extra services deployment complexity infrastructure overhead I just wanted something simple. 💡 The Idea What if caching could be: Plug-and-play In-memory Middleware-based Works instantly No Redis. No setup. No headaches. That’s how Cachify was born. 👉 https://github.com/darshan1005/Cachify 👉 https://www.npmjs.com/package/memcachify ⚡ What Cachify Does Cachify is a lightweight caching layer for Node.js APIs. It helps you: Cache API responses instantly Reduce redundant requests Improve