# Open\_file\_cache

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open-file-cache/228256>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [April 15, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open-file-cache/228256 "2013-04-15T21:10:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![rkoskela](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@rkoskela](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rkoskela)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open-file-cache/228256/1 "2013-04-15T21:10:19Z")

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Hi  
Is the max value specified in `open_file_cache` on a per-worker basis?  
e.g. if I set it to 20,000, will it cache 80,000 open fds with 4  
workers?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![rkoskela](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@rkoskela](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rkoskela)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open-file-cache/228256/2 "2013-04-15T21:59:23Z")

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Hello!

On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 08:08:20PM +0100, Richard K. wrote:

> Hi  
> Is the max value specified in `open_file_cache` on a per-worker basis?  
> e.g. if I set it to 20,000, will it cache 80,000 open fds with 4 workers?

Yes, it’s per-worker.

–  
Maxim D.

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