Fast storage using tmpfs

Published: | by Julian Knight Reading time ~1 min.
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Here is a link to an article on using tmpfs (and the commonly pre-defined /dev/shm mount for tmpfs) as a high-speed, in-memory filing system. This is very handy for small-ish amounts of data in files that get a lot of access. Just remember that you will loose it if the host crashes! You can use this for SqlLite database files too. [Create turbocharged storage using tmpfs][1] [1]: http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/create_turbocharged_storage_using_tmpfs/


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