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date    = "2022-02-27T20:18:43+00:00"
lastmod = "2022-02-27T20:18:43+00:00"
tags    = [ "docs" ]
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Resource abuse is not good --- cache responsibly. In the `hugo` configuration
file (config.yaml, config.json, config.toml) set the cache expiry time. The
default is `12h` (12 hours) for remote fetches and `-1` (forever) for assets,
images, and modules. The time scales are seconds (`s`), minutes (`m`), and hours
(`h`). Turn off a cache by setting a max age of `0`.

```yaml {options="hl_lines=9-17",caption="Caching Options"}
---
caches:
  assets:
    dir: :resourceDir/_gen
    maxAge: -1
  images:
    dir: :resourceDir/_gen
    maxAge: -1
  getcsv:
    dir: :resourceDir/caches
    maxAge: 12h
  getjson:
    dir: :resourceDir/caches
    maxAge: 12h
  getresource:
    dir: :resourceDir/caches
    maxAge: 12h
  modules:
    dir: :resourceDir/caches
    maxAge: -1
```