# Inside Appwrite's new build cache: 4x faster dependency installs

DevFeed: [Inside Appwrite's new build cache: 4x faster dependency installs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/inside-appwrite-s-new-build-cache-4x-faster-dependency-installs-16484.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://appwrite.io/blog/post/inside-appwrites-new-build-cache>)

Author: Torsten Dittmann

Published: 2026-08-13T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Appwrite Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/appwrite-blog.md>)

Topics: [Appwrite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/appwrite.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>), [Cache](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cache.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [Next.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/next-js.md>), [Package manager](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/package-manager.md>), [Compression](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compression.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>)

Tags: [cache](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cache.md>), [compression](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compression.md>), [dependencies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dependencies.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [filesystem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/filesystem.md>), [next-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/next-js.md>), [object-storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/object-storage.md>), [pnpm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pnpm.md>), [production](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/production.md>)

## AI overview

Appwrite's build network caches dependencies between builds for sites and functions. The cache is restored before installation and saved after successful builds, with snapshots isolated per resource. The article explains how Appwrite uses SquashFS images to efficiently store and unpack package-manager data, reporting faster installs for example Next.js applications.

## Source excerpt

A deep dive into how Appwrite now caches your dependencies between builds, and what it means for your deployment times.