Build cache unused

[jvergeldedios]

This is for stupefied-hermann-7f4c90.netlify.app

I just switched to Middleman from plain HTML/CSS and my build time is now up to 5 min. Understandable on the first build since none of the dependencies are downloaded yet.

I’m curious if there’s something special I have to do to take advantage of the build cache because right now it looks like it has to re-download and install all of the Ruby and JS dependencies on every build and it completely ignores the build cache.

[perry]

hey there, here are some of our articles on caching, i bet there is something useful in here:

[Support Guide] How does Netlify’s CDN handle caching files?

While the topic of caching effectively is complex, Netlify’s solution is designed to be automatic and worry-free. It shouldn’t require any special configuration or build tools like cachebusting or service workers to deliver an optimal experience. So what can go wrong? Some cachebusting techniques can make your site build and load more slowly. Scarier still, modifying Netlify’s default caching settings can break the atomic rollbacks and deploys which are some of the coolest things abou…

[Support Guide] Making the most of Netlify's CDN cache

Our CDN derives much of its efficiency from files whose checksums don’t change between deploys. For instance, in a blog, you usually write or update one article in one file, while the rest of the content remains unchanged. In this typical use case, we don’t need to re-upload and re-process these files, since our CDN already has them stored - no checksums have changed except the one file. This also means that your visitors’ browsers don’t need to re-download any files, since they already have …

[Support Guide] How does Netlify’s CDN handle caching files?

While the topic of caching effectively is complex, Netlify’s solution is designed to be automatic and worry-free. It shouldn’t require any special configuration or build tools like cachebusting or service workers to deliver an optimal experience. So what can go wrong? Some cachebusting techniques can make your site build and load more slowly. Scarier still, modifying Netlify’s default caching settings can break the atomic rollbacks and deploys which are some of the coolest things abou…