Cache Hit Ratio - CI/CD Glossary Definition
The cache hit ratio is the fraction of cache lookups served from the cache versus recomputed, a key metric for how effective a build or dependency cache is at saving time.
The cache hit ratio is the fraction of cache lookups served from the cache versus recomputed, a key metric for how effective a build or dependency cache is at saving time.
The cache hit ratio is the fraction of cache lookups served from the cache versus recomputed, a key metric for how effective a build or dependency cache is at saving time.
Improving it
Stable cache keys, restoring on partial-match prefixes, and avoiding keys that change every run (like a full commit SHA) all raise the hit ratio.
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