---
title: "Configure Item and Data cache values"
slug: "configure-item-and-data-cache-values"
abstract: "How to configure the Item and Data cache values for the Sitecore Content Delivery and Content Management server roles."
---
# Configure Item and Data cache values

| Applies to | Content Delivery, Content Management |
| --- | --- |

To configure Item and Data cache values:

1. Create a patch file for cache size values. For example, `custom.caching.config`.
2. Use rule-based configuration to target different environments. The following example sets custom Web database cache values for Content Delivery, and Master database cache values for Content Management:

    ```xml
    <configuration xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/"
    xmlns:set="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/set/" xmlns:role="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/role/">
        <sitecore>
            <databases>
                <database id="web" role:require="ContentDelivery or Standalone">
                    <cacheSizes>
                        <data>1000MB</data>
                        <items>1000MB</items>
                    </cacheSizes>
                </database>
                <database id="master" role:require="Standalone or ContentManagement">
                    <cacheSizes>
                        <data>1000MB</data>
                        <items>1000MB</items>
                    </cacheSizes>
                </database>
            </databases>
        </sitecore>
    </configuration>
    ```

3. Deploy your configuration file to the `<root>/App_Config/Includes` folder. You can check your changes by visiting `/sitecore/admin/showconfig.aspx` and searching for `patch:source="custom.caching.config"`.