Interval for Stats Refresh (and Customisation of it)

[dianosaur12]

couldn't find a definitive answer to this in the FAQ section and the past discussion threads, so i thought i'd ask here:

how often do the stats refresh? like, what is the time interval in between each refresh? more importantly, how can i customise this interval if i'm hosting it on my personal instance?

p.s.: sorry if this has been already addressed, and thanks for the great work, team!

[qwerty541]

Hello @dianosaur12

There is an answer on your question from our documentation:

Warning

We use caching to decrease the load on our servers (see #1471 (comment)). Our cards have the following default cache hours: stats card - 24 hours, top languages card - 144 hours (6 days), pin card - 240 hours (10 days), gist card - 48 hours (2 days), and wakatime card - 24 hours. If you want the data on your cards to be updated more often you can deploy your own instance and set environment variable CACHE_SECONDS to a value of your choosing.

Maybe I will take time and update the FAQs with more comprehensive information soon.

[dianosaur12]

hi, got it! i'll try setting it up on my personal instance and give it a go. thanks so much for the detailed response <3

[qwerty541]

Glad to help! Feel free to contact me in case you'll have any other questions.

Also I didn't noticed that in case you'll specify CACHE_SECONDS=0, then server will return special headers for cache bursting, so the card will be updated on each request.

[dianosaur12]

:0 gotcha, i'll give it a go and let you know if i have any other questions! tysm once again :3