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Use OPcache and APCu everywhere, then pick one shared backend (Redis or Memcached). Configure it well and Drupal feels quick.
A small settings.php switch that reduces database reads and makes admin pages feel snappier.
Want faster loads? Turn on HTTP/2 and, if possible, HTTP/3. This guide shows how to enable both on Nginx, Apache, and common CDNs, how to check they work, and quick fixes if they don't.
The objective of this quick how-to is to explain how to perform a stress test against your site and see how it behaves under extreme load. The Open Source tool that we are using for this test is the HTTP benchmarking tool wrk.