# Lancache

Lancache is a self-hosted caching proxy that stores game download content on your local network to reduce internet bandwidth. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub, ZimaOS and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/97/lancache

## Description

Lancache is a self-hosted caching proxy that stores game download content on your local network to reduce internet bandwidth. For any network with more than one PC gamer, it serves repeated downloads from the local cache, drastically cutting bandwidth consumption.

## Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms: Unraid, ZimaOS.

## Health score

14/100 (Low), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 0 (GitHub repository no longer exists)
- Easy to install: 45 (2 install platforms, install notes, Docker image)
- Light to run: 10 (16 GB minimum RAM)

## Links

- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/lancachenet/monolithic
- ZimaOS: https://github.com/bigbeartechworld/big-bear-casaos/tree/master/Apps/lancache
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/lancache-02704wh0hxb2hx?q=Lancache
- Official website: http://lancache.net

## Common questions

### What steps are needed to start Lancache with Docker Compose and point the network at it?

Clone the Lancache docker-compose repository, edit the .env file, run sudo docker compose up -d, and configure your router to serve only lancache-dns.

### How can I put Lancache cache storage on a separate disk on Linux?

A self-hosted post covers the default Lancache data location on Ubuntu and explains how to add a separate disk for cache storage on Linux.

### Can SATA port or disk layout make Lancache slower?

A thread suggests slower speed may be related to the OS SSD being on a SATA2 port, notes cache files were stored on a RAID0 array, and asks whether installing Lancache on the RAID drive could help.

### Why does a host-mode Lancache container need IPv6 handled at the network level?

LANCache Manager disables IPv6 inside bridge-mode prefill containers to prevent a problem. Docker does not allow that with host networking, so a host-mode container needs IPv6 handled at the network level instead.

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Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/97/lancache), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.