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Tutorials

Getting started
How to install and get started with Varnish
Configuring systemd services
Managing the configuration of systemd services
Enabling logging with varnishncsa
Guide to enabling request logging with varnishncsa
Varnish monitoring
Monitoring your Varnish installation
VSL cheatsheet
varnishlog, varnishncsa and ready-to-use VSL queries
Let's Encrypt with Hitch and Varnish (CentOS7)
Step-by-step tutorial to setting up Hitch with automated and free certificates from Let's Encrypt.
SELinux FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SELinux and Varnish Enterprise
Object lifetime: TTL, Grace, Keep
Tutorial to understand objects lifetime.
Cache invalidation
Step-by-step tutorial on how to invalidate and purge your cache.
Cache invalidation (Deprecated using VAC)
Step-by-step tutorial on how to invalidate and purge your cache.
Caching POST requests
How to cache POST requests with Varnish
Logging hits and misses
How to tag request type (hit, miss, pass, etc.)
MSE Database Sync
A technical look at the MSE database_sync parameter.
Varnish with S3 compatible storage services
Documentation for how to use Varnish with S3 compatible storage services.
Reducing Video Startup Time Using CMSD
How to reduce video startup for video on demand workloads by making sure objects required by video startup are always served from the edge cache.
Securing multi tier Varnish environments
How to make sure certain Varnish tiers are only accessible by other Varnish tiers.
DNS based GSLB (Global Server Load Balancer)
This tutorial shows how PowerDNS can be configured as a Global Server Load Balancer in front of a geographically distributed cluster of Varnish nodes.
Solutions and Use Cases
This tutorial shows how to configure Varnish for different use cases.