Data Caching in .NET Sample Application

NCache provides a sample application for .NET on GitHub. This section will guide you through setting up and using this data caching sample application.

Important

To learn about the supported .NET versions, please refer to the NCache Installation Guide.

NCache Demonstration for .NET Data Caching Sample

Follow the steps mentioned here to see how NCache is used to perform various operations on your .NET application's data.

Step 1: Download Sample from GitHub

Go to the NCache repository on GitHub and download the entire repository or the data caching sample you are interested in.

Step 2: Launch the Project

Launch your .NET data caching sample application in Visual Studio 2022 or above.

Step 3: Configure Settings

After launching the project, locate and open the App.config file where you have to change the name of your cache to the one created before.

Step 4: Build and Run Sample

After configuring the cache settings, build the sample application for further use.

Important

Threadpool Setting for .NET 8.0

• For Windows, it is essential to set the UseWindowsThreadPool flag to true. For already built applications, set the UseWindowsThreadPool flag in runtimeconfig.json file:

  {
    "runtimeOptions": {
       "configProperties": {
          "System.Threading.ThreadPool.UseWindowsThreadPool": true
       }
    }
  }
  

  During development phase, this file will be overwritten with each compilation. Therefore, define the UseWindowsThreadPool property in the project file instead, as follows:

  <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <UseWindowsThreadPool>true</UseWindowsThreadPool>
   </PropertyGroup>
  
  </Project>
  

  To learn more about the UseWindowsThreadPool flag, click here.

• For Linux, it is mandatory to set the MinimumThreads flag to a value of 100 in the runtimeconfig.json, as follows:

  {
     "runtimeOptions": {
        "configProperties": {
           "System.Threading.ThreadPool.MinThreads": 100
        }
     }
  }
  

  To learn more about the MinThreads flag, click here.

Step 5: Monitor NCache

Go to the NCache Management Center, and against the cache you have created previously, click on Monitor. You will see the counters dashboard projecting the change in the cache.

See Also

Create Distributed Cache
Create Distributed Cache with Persistence
Use NCache for ASP.NET Core Sessions