A Steam Cache or LAN Cache is a way of speeding up Steam or other content downloads on a local area network for multiple users.

“LAN” is the environment where many people are sharing an internet connection. Many people might be 2 or 10,000, however, the same problems and opportunities exist. On small bandwidth connections (most LANs tend to have ~1.5Mbps per person) there is high contention for the chance to download from the internet. With many hundreds of people, the chance you are downloading the same content many times increases radically. The situation provides the opportunity for caching to help.

Let’s look at where caching fits into your network.

The Cache works as a simple caching proxy server. Most game and content updates use unsecured HTTP for downloading the content. We are able to intercept these download requests and save them so that if another request is made for the same file, we don’t need to download it again from the Internet.

The primary use case is gaming events, such as LAN parties, which need to be able to cope with hundreds or thousands of computers receiving an unannounced patch – without spending a fortune on internet connectivity. Other uses include smaller networks, such as Internet Cafes and home networks, where the new games are regularly installed on multiple computers; or multiple independent operating systems on the same computer.

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