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Re:How to Build a Low-Tech Website by vanderZwan on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @03:01PM (#18079185)
> First, get rid of the `etag`, `expires`, and `last-modified` headers and go with expiration caching only. Increase the `max-age` from one day (86400) to one year (31536000).

Since it's a statically generated website, I'd favor never expiring the cache, and using cache-busting hashes instead. That way the cache is only emptied when the file actually changes.

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Re:How to Build a Low-Tech Website by protonfish on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @03:47PM (#18079586)
Unfortunately there is no "never" setting. The HTTP spec recommends 1 year.
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Re:How to Build a Low-Tech Website by user111233 on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @11:01PM (#18081854)
Isn't the etag just a hash of the content?
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Re:How to Build a Low-Tech Website by protonfish on Thursday September 27, 2018 @08:29AM (#18083803)
It can be, but doesn't need to be as long as it is some sort of indication of the uniqueness of the content. A last modified date should work in the same way.
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