[1.6.x] Noted that localmem is the default cache.

Local-memory caching

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If you want the speed advantages of in-memory caching but don't have the

capability of running Memcached, consider the local-memory cache backend. This

cache is multi-process and thread-safe. To use it, set

:setting:`BACKEND <CACHES-BACKEND>` to

``"django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache"``. For example::

This is the default cache if another is not specified in your settings file. If

you want the speed advantages of in-memory caching but don't have the capability

of running Memcached, consider the local-memory cache backend. This cache is

multi-process and thread-safe. To use it, set :setting:`BACKEND <CACHES-BACKEND>`

to ``"django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache"``. For example::

    CACHES = {

        'default': {