I was tired of heavy cache systems, so I built my own open-source KV-Storage🚀
A few weeks ago, I ran into a frustrating problem. Every time I needed a fast standalone Key-Value cache for my pet projects or microservices, I had to deploy a full Redis instance. Setting up Redis, managing its memory overhead, and dealing with external configurations felt too bloated for small-to-medium tasks. I just wanted a standalone, native, and extremely lightweight client-server KV…
A few weeks ago, the author encountered a frustrating issue when needing a fast standalone Key-Value cache for their pet projects or microservices. Setting up Redis, managing its memory overhead, and dealing with external configurations felt too cumbersome for small-to-medium tasks. Inspired to solve this problem, the author decided to build their own open-source KV-Storage system called SabaMemDB.
SabaMemDB is an open-source, client-server In-Memory Key-Value database built entirely in modern C#. It focuses on performance, zero-allocation discipline, and simplicity. It offers in-memory speed and zero-allocation, atomic operations for numeric values, a Docker-ready setup, a client-server architecture, and easy-to-use client library code.
The author, a solo maintainer working on this project in their free time, welcomes contributions from both seasoned .NET performance experts and those interested in making their first open-source contribution. They have created a few good first issue tickets on GitHub, ranging from documentation improvements to minor feature requests and clean-up tasks.
The GitHub repository is available at https://github.com/sabaka-chabaka/SabaMemDB, and the author will personally review every Pull Request and help with onboarding. The author invites feedback on whether the .NET ecosystem needs more native client-server KV stores or if Redis remains the default choice.
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