Fast storage using tmpfs

Here is a link to an article on using tmpfs (and the commonly pre-defined /dev/shm mount for tmpfs) as a high-speed, in-memory filing system.

This is very handy for small-ish amounts of data in files that get a lot of access. Just remember that you will loose it if the host crashes!

You can use this for SqlLite database files too.

Create turbocharged storage using tmpfs