cachepot

No phone app

7.4No. 6 of 22
in Build Cache Software
  • Recognised40% of the score68
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score87
  • Free plan14% of the score100
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows

Summary

cachepot is ranked #6 of 22 in build cache software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

cachepot plans and pricing

All plans
Open-source software Free Apache-2.0 licensed; no hosted plans or pricing are stated github.com · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on build cache software

Cache scope
bothgithub.com
Self-hosted option
Yesgithub.com
Supported build systems
Cargo, CMake, GNU makegithub.com
Compiler/language support
GCC, Clang, MSVC, rustc, NVCC, Diabgithub.com
CI platform support
GitLab CI, Jenkinsgithub.com
Remote execution
Yesgithub.com
Open source
Yesgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
Cachepot is a compiler caching tool that avoids recompilation when possible and stores results on local disk or cloud storage.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
Project status
The repository says Cachepot was archived on February 28, 2023 and superseded in favor of upstream sccache.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
Supported compilers
The README lists gcc, clang, MSVC, rustc, NVCC, and Wind River diab compiler.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
Distributed compilation
Cachepot supports icecream-style distributed compilation with automatic packaging of local toolchains.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
Storage backends
The documented storage options include local disk, S3, Redis, Memcached, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure Blob Storage.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
Build integrations
The README describes using Cachepot with Cargo, CMake, and Jenkins, and the official documentation also has GitLab and Concourse CI pages.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
Security design
The project describes authentication, transport encryption, and sandboxed compiler execution on build servers as security features of distributed compilation.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
Sandbox support
The threat model documents built-in sandbox support using bubblewrap or Docker, with bubblewrap named as the preferred choice.cachepot.cc · 2 Oct 2026
Security caveat
The threat model lists server-side hash verification as a hardening goal and marks it TODO.cachepot.cc · 2 Oct 2026
CI security caveat
The GitLab guide warns that compilation output can leak data from the execution environment and says CI secrets should not be treated as secret from that output.cachepot.cc · 2 Oct 2026
Default cache limit
The README says the default local cache size is 10 gigabytes and can be changed with CACHEPOT_CACHE_SIZE.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
Rust limitations
The README says Rust crates that invoke the system linker and incrementally compiled crates cannot be cached.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
Path limitation
For a cache hit, the README says absolute file paths must match, including paths to third-party Rust crates in Cargo's default registry cache.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
Platforms
The README says prebuilt x86-64 binaries are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.github.com · 2 Oct 2026

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