Add and document database cache

README.md

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Then use ``uv`` to install the project and run its commands while you’re devel
 ```bash
 uv sync --dev
 uv run --env-file=.env src/manage.py migrate
+uv run --env-file=.env src/manage.py createcachetable
 uv run --env-file=.env src/manage.py runserver
 ```
 

docker/run.sh

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="/app/config"
 
 echo "Applying database migrations"
 uv run src/manage.py migrate
+uv run src/manage.py createcachetable
 
 echo "Starting Caddy"
 exec caddy run --config /app/config/caddy/Caddyfile --adapter caddyfile 2>&1 &

src/servala/settings.py

@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ STATIC_URL = "static/"  # CSS, JavaScript, etc.
 STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "static.dist"
 MEDIA_URL = "media/"  # User uploads, e.g. images
 
+CACHES = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.db.DatabaseCache",
+        "LOCATION": "servala_cache",
+    }
+}
+
 # Additional locations of static files
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
     "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder",