El glosario de Varnish

Este glosario incluye términos y definiciones que se utilizan en toda nuestra web y en los productos de Varnish Software®.

¿Qué es Varnish?

Varnish es un acelerador de aplicaciones web, también conocido como proxy inverso HTTP de almacenamiento en caché. Se instala delante de cualquier servidor HTTP y se configura para almacenar el contenido en caché. Varnish Cache es realmente rápido. Por lo general, acelera la entrega de contenido con un factor de 300 a 1000 veces, dependiendo de la arquitectura.

El glosario

What is web caching?

Web caching is the activity of storing data for reuse, such as a copy of a web page served by a web server. Learn more.

What is HTTP?

HTTP, or hypertext transfer protocol, governs how messages are formatted and transmitted on the internet. Learn more.

What is a reverse proxy?

A reverse proxy is a service that stands between a client and a server within a network infrastructure. Learn more.

What is web acceleration?

Web acceleration, or HTTP acceleration, helps to increase website speed and performance. Learn more.

What is load balancing?

Load balancing works to distribute web traffic requests among different servers to ensure high availability and optimal traffic management. Learn more.

What is session persistence?

Session persistence is a means of directing a client request(s) to the same, single backend server for the duration of that session. Learn more.

What is DDOS?

Learn more about DDOS / DNS attacks / cache poisoning.

What is a CDN?

A content delivery network (CDN) is an infrastructure built of a distributed system of servers across many data centers. Learn more.

What is an API?

An application programming interface, better known as an API, is how programs and websites communicate with each other. Learn more.

What is cache invalidation?

Cache invalidation refers to process during which web cache proxies declare cached content as invalid. Learn more.

What is high availability?

High availability uses failover mechanisms to mitigate the risk that any request is returned with an error or failure. Learn more.

What is media streaming?

Streaming refers to all kinds of streaming: media streaming, live streaming, linear streaming, HTTP streaming, video-on-demand (VOD) streaming, OTT streaming, video streaming, audio/music streaming. Learn more.

What is VCL?

Varnish Configuration Language (VCL) is a domain-specific language designed for use in Varnish. Learn more.

What are VMODs?

VMODs are Varnish modules that add new functionality to VCL. Learn more.

What is a paywall?

A paywall is a system for monetizing digital content and controlling levels of access to content by putting pay-based limitations in place. Learn more.

What is SSL/TLS?

SSL/TLS (secure sockets layer/transport layer security) is a standard security protocol for establishing an encrypted link between a server and a client. Learn more.

What is REST and what is SOAP?

Representational State Transfer (REST) is a software architecture style for building scalable web services. Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is a protocol specification for exchanging structured information to implement web services. Learn more.

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