= Memcached
{brandname} provides an implementation of the Memcached text protocol for
remote client access.

[IMPORTANT]
====
The Memcached endpoint is deprecated and planned for removal in a future
release.
====

//Community Only
ifndef::productized[]
The {brandname} Memcached endpoint supports clustering with replicated and
distributed cache modes.

There are some Memcached client implementations, such as the Cache::Memcached
Perl client, that can offer load balancing and failover detection capabilities
with static lists of {brandname} server addresses that require manual updates
when cluster topology changes occur.
endif::productized[]

//Community Only
ifndef::productized[]
.Reference
* link:../memcached/memcached.html[{brandname} Memcached Server]
* link:http://github.com/memcached/memcached/blob/master/doc/protocol.txt[Memcached text protocol]
endif::productized[]
