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That is true. I was particularly interested in tag-based cache purge and although there are similar open-source Nginx modules [0] and [1], they still don't have that out of the box.

[0]: https://github.com/pintsized/ledge

[1]: https://github.com/wandenberg/nginx-selective-cache-purge-mo...

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Tag-based cache purges are something I would love to see in ATS. I think doing it correctly would require a complete rejiggering of the cache storage though, and that's not something to be undertaken lightly.

Storing externally in redis (for ledge) seems like the wrong approach to me. Better to store metadata externally and generate the purge URLs based on that. It's not ideal, but it's the best option I've come up with.

It's an essential feature that is dragging me towards Varnish even if this comes with tons of negatives.The bans feature is just amazing.

And right or wrong, there are not that many implementations to choose from in the Nginx land, unfortunately.