diff --git a/cache/cache.go b/cache/cache.go
index b07f2d40..53c23690 100644
--- a/cache/cache.go
+++ b/cache/cache.go
@@ -1,132 +1,37 @@
 package cache
 
 import (
-	"container/list"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/cache/memcache"
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/cache/native"
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/cache/nop"
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/common"
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/config"
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/model"
+
+	"errors"
 )
 
-const expiryTime = time.Minute
-
-var (
-	cache     = make(map[common.SearchParam]*list.Element, 10)
-	ll        = list.New()
-	totalUsed int
-	mu        sync.Mutex
-
-	// Size sets the maximum size of the cache before evicting unread data in MB
-	Size float64 = 1 << 10
-)
-
-// Key stores the ID of either a thread or board page
-type Key struct {
-	LastN uint8
-	Board string
-	ID    uint64
+// Cache defines interface for caching search results
+type Cache interface {
+	Get(key common.SearchParam, r func() ([]model.Torrent, int, error)) ([]model.Torrent, int, error)
+	ClearAll()
 }
 
-// Single cache entry
-type store struct {
-	sync.Mutex  // Controls general access to the contents of the struct
-	lastFetched time.Time
-	key         common.SearchParam
-	data        []model.Torrent
-	count, size int
-}
+var ErrInvalidCacheDialect = errors.New("invalid cache dialect")
 
-// Check the cache for and existing record. If miss, run fn to retrieve fresh
-// values.
-func Get(key common.SearchParam, fn func() ([]model.Torrent, int, error)) (
-	data []model.Torrent, count int, err error,
-) {
-	s := getStore(key)
+// Impl cache implementation instance
+var Impl Cache
 
-	// Also keeps multiple requesters from simultaneously requesting the same
-	// data
-	s.Lock()
-	defer s.Unlock()
-
-	if s.isFresh() {
-		return s.data, s.count, nil
-	}
-
-	data, count, err = fn()
-	if err != nil {
+func Init(conf *config.CacheConfig) (err error) {
+	switch conf.Dialect {
+	case "native":
+		Impl = native.New(conf.Size)
 		return
+	case "memcache":
+		Impl = memcache.New()
+		return
+	default:
+		Impl = nop.New()
 	}
-	s.update(data, count)
 	return
 }
-
-// Retrieve a store from the cache or create a new one
-func getStore(k common.SearchParam) (s *store) {
-	mu.Lock()
-	defer mu.Unlock()
-
-	el := cache[k]
-	if el == nil {
-		s = &store{key: k}
-		cache[k] = ll.PushFront(s)
-	} else {
-		ll.MoveToFront(el)
-		s = el.Value.(*store)
-	}
-	return s
-}
-
-// Clear the cache. Only used for testing.
-func Clear() {
-	mu.Lock()
-	defer mu.Unlock()
-
-	ll = list.New()
-	cache = make(map[common.SearchParam]*list.Element, 10)
-}
-
-// Update the total used memory counter and evict, if over limit
-func updateUsedSize(delta int) {
-	mu.Lock()
-	defer mu.Unlock()
-
-	totalUsed += delta
-
-	for totalUsed > int(Size)<<20 {
-		e := ll.Back()
-		if e == nil {
-			break
-		}
-		s := ll.Remove(e).(*store)
-		delete(cache, s.key)
-		totalUsed -= s.size
-	}
-}
-
-// Return, if the data can still be considered fresh, without querying the DB
-func (s *store) isFresh() bool {
-	if s.lastFetched.IsZero() { // New store
-		return false
-	}
-	return s.lastFetched.Add(expiryTime).After(time.Now())
-}
-
-// Stores the new values of s. Calculates and stores the new size. Passes the
-// delta to the central cache to fire eviction checks.
-func (s *store) update(data []model.Torrent, count int) {
-	newSize := 0
-	for _, d := range data {
-		newSize += d.Size()
-	}
-	s.data = data
-	s.count = count
-	delta := newSize - s.size
-	s.size = newSize
-	s.lastFetched = time.Now()
-
-	// Technically it is possible to update the size even when the store is
-	// already evicted, but that should never happen, unless you have a very
-	// small cache, very large stored datasets and a lot of traffic.
-	updateUsedSize(delta)
-}
diff --git a/cache/memcache/memcache.go b/cache/memcache/memcache.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57f36d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cache/memcache/memcache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package memcache
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/common"
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/model"
+)
+
+type Memcache struct {
+}
+
+func (c *Memcache) Get(key common.SearchParam, r func() ([]model.Torrent, int, error)) (torrents []model.Torrent, num int, err error) {
+	return
+}
+
+func (c *Memcache) ClearAll() {
+
+}
+
+func New() *Memcache {
+	return &Memcache{}
+}
diff --git a/cache/native/native.go b/cache/native/native.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9b3ba36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cache/native/native.go
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package native
+
+import (
+	"container/list"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/common"
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/model"
+)
+
+const expiryTime = time.Minute
+
+// NativeCache implements cache.Cache
+type NativeCache struct {
+	cache     map[common.SearchParam]*list.Element
+	ll        *list.List
+	totalUsed int
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+
+	// Size sets the maximum size of the cache before evicting unread data in MB
+	Size float64
+}
+
+// New Creates New Native Cache instance
+func New(sz float64) *NativeCache {
+	return &NativeCache{
+		cache: make(map[common.SearchParam]*list.Element, 10),
+		Size:  sz,
+		ll:    list.New(),
+	}
+}
+
+// Key stores the ID of either a thread or board page
+type Key struct {
+	LastN uint8
+	Board string
+	ID    uint64
+}
+
+// Single cache entry
+type store struct {
+	sync.Mutex  // Controls general access to the contents of the struct
+	lastFetched time.Time
+	key         common.SearchParam
+	data        []model.Torrent
+	count, size int
+	n           *NativeCache
+}
+
+// Check the cache for and existing record. If miss, run fn to retrieve fresh
+// values.
+func (n *NativeCache) Get(key common.SearchParam, fn func() ([]model.Torrent, int, error)) (
+	data []model.Torrent, count int, err error,
+) {
+	s := n.getStore(key)
+
+	// Also keeps multiple requesters from simultaneously requesting the same
+	// data
+	s.Lock()
+	defer s.Unlock()
+
+	if s.isFresh() {
+		return s.data, s.count, nil
+	}
+
+	data, count, err = fn()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	s.update(data, count)
+	return
+}
+
+// Retrieve a store from the cache or create a new one
+func (n *NativeCache) getStore(k common.SearchParam) (s *store) {
+	n.mu.Lock()
+	defer n.mu.Unlock()
+
+	el := n.cache[k]
+	if el == nil {
+		s = &store{key: k, n: n}
+		n.cache[k] = n.ll.PushFront(s)
+	} else {
+		n.ll.MoveToFront(el)
+		s = el.Value.(*store)
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+// Clear the cache. Only used for testing.
+func (n *NativeCache) ClearAll() {
+	n.mu.Lock()
+	defer n.mu.Unlock()
+
+	n.ll = list.New()
+	n.cache = make(map[common.SearchParam]*list.Element, 10)
+}
+
+// Update the total used memory counter and evict, if over limit
+func (n *NativeCache) updateUsedSize(delta int) {
+	n.mu.Lock()
+	defer n.mu.Unlock()
+
+	n.totalUsed += delta
+
+	for n.totalUsed > int(n.Size)<<20 {
+		e := n.ll.Back()
+		if e == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		s := n.ll.Remove(e).(*store)
+		delete(n.cache, s.key)
+		n.totalUsed -= s.size
+	}
+}
+
+// Return, if the data can still be considered fresh, without querying the DB
+func (s *store) isFresh() bool {
+	if s.lastFetched.IsZero() { // New store
+		return false
+	}
+	return s.lastFetched.Add(expiryTime).After(time.Now())
+}
+
+// Stores the new values of s. Calculates and stores the new size. Passes the
+// delta to the central cache to fire eviction checks.
+func (s *store) update(data []model.Torrent, count int) {
+	newSize := 0
+	for _, d := range data {
+		newSize += d.Size()
+	}
+	s.data = data
+	s.count = count
+	delta := newSize - s.size
+	s.size = newSize
+	s.lastFetched = time.Now()
+
+	// Technically it is possible to update the size even when the store is
+	// already evicted, but that should never happen, unless you have a very
+	// small cache, very large stored datasets and a lot of traffic.
+	s.n.updateUsedSize(delta)
+}
diff --git a/cache/nop/nop.go b/cache/nop/nop.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21c10580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cache/nop/nop.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package nop
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/common"
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/model"
+)
+
+type NopCache struct {
+}
+
+func (c *NopCache) Get(key common.SearchParam, fn func() ([]model.Torrent, int, error)) ([]model.Torrent, int, error) {
+	return fn()
+}
+
+func (c *NopCache) ClearAll() {
+
+}
+
+// New creates a new Cache that does NOTHING :D
+func New() *NopCache {
+	return &NopCache{}
+}
diff --git a/config/cache.go b/config/cache.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93e195fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package config
+
+// CacheConfig is config struct for caching strategy
+type CacheConfig struct {
+	Dialect string
+	URL     string
+	Size    float64
+}
+
+const DefaultCacheSize = 1 << 10
+
+var DefaultCacheConfig = CacheConfig{
+	Dialect: "nop",
+}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index bea5b8d9..1b828be1 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ type Config struct {
 	DBParams string `json:"db_params"`
 	// tracker scraper config (required)
 	Scrape ScraperConfig `json:"scraper"`
+	// cache config
+	Cache CacheConfig `json:"cache"`
 	// optional i2p configuration
 	I2P *I2PConfig `json:"i2p"`
 }
 
-var Defaults = Config{"localhost", 9999, "sqlite3", "./nyaa.db?cache_size=50", DefaultScraperConfig, nil}
+var Defaults = Config{"localhost", 9999, "sqlite3", "./nyaa.db?cache_size=50", DefaultScraperConfig, DefaultCacheConfig, nil}
 
 var allowedDatabaseTypes = map[string]bool{
 	"sqlite3":  true,
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ func New() *Config {
 	config.DBType = Defaults.DBType
 	config.DBParams = Defaults.DBParams
 	config.Scrape = Defaults.Scrape
+	config.Cache = Defaults.Cache
 	return &config
 }
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8c92a00c..c9332303 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func main() {
 	processFlags := conf.BindFlags()
 	defaults := flag.Bool("print-defaults", false, "print the default configuration file on stdout")
 	mode := flag.String("mode", "webapp", "which mode to run daemon in, either webapp or scraper")
-	flag.Float64Var(&cache.Size, "c", cache.Size, "size of the search cache in MB")
+	flag.Float64Var(&conf.Cache.Size, "c", config.DefaultCacheSize, "size of the search cache in MB")
 	flag.Parse()
 	if *defaults {
 		stdout := bufio.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ func main() {
 			log.Fatal(err.Error())
 		}
 		initI18N()
+		err = cache.Init(&conf.Cache)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err.Error())
+		}
 		go signals.Handle()
 		if len(config.TorrentFileStorage) > 0 {
 			err := os.MkdirAll(config.TorrentFileStorage, 0700)
diff --git a/router/homeHandler.go b/router/homeHandler.go
index ef2156e0..a06b5209 100644
--- a/router/homeHandler.go
+++ b/router/homeHandler.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func HomeHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Max:  uint(maxPerPage),
 		Page: pagenum,
 	}
-	torrents, nbTorrents, err := cache.Get(search, func() ([]model.Torrent, int, error) {
+	torrents, nbTorrents, err := cache.Impl.Get(search, func() ([]model.Torrent, int, error) {
 		torrents, nbTorrents, err := torrentService.GetAllTorrents(maxPerPage, maxPerPage*(pagenum-1))
 		if !log.CheckError(err) {
 			util.SendError(w, err, 400)
diff --git a/router/upload.go b/router/upload.go
index 1eeb3b5c..42664718 100644
--- a/router/upload.go
+++ b/router/upload.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type UploadForm struct {
 	Category    string
 	Remake      bool
 	Description string
-	Status int
+	Status      int
 	captcha.Captcha
 
 	Infohash      string
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (f *UploadForm) ExtractInfo(r *http.Request) error {
 	f.Name = util.TrimWhitespaces(f.Name)
 	f.Description = p.Sanitize(util.TrimWhitespaces(f.Description))
 	f.Magnet = util.TrimWhitespaces(f.Magnet)
-	cache.Clear()
+	cache.Impl.ClearAll()
 
 	catsSplit := strings.Split(f.Category, "_")
 	// need this to prevent out of index panics
diff --git a/service/torrent/torrent.go b/service/torrent/torrent.go
index caa776f7..bef626d7 100644
--- a/service/torrent/torrent.go
+++ b/service/torrent/torrent.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/model"
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/service"
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/util"
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/util/log"
 )
 
 /* Function to interact with Models
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ func getTorrentsOrderBy(parameters *serviceBase.WhereParams, orderBy string, lim
 	if limit != 0 || offset != 0 { // if limits provided
 		dbQuery = dbQuery + " LIMIT " + strconv.Itoa(limit) + " OFFSET " + strconv.Itoa(offset)
 	}
+	log.Infof("SQL: %s", dbQuery)
 	err = db.ORM.Raw(dbQuery, params...).Find(&torrents).Error
 	return
 }
diff --git a/util/search/search.go b/util/search/search.go
index ba66540f..33388583 100644
--- a/util/search/search.go
+++ b/util/search/search.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func searchByQuery(r *http.Request, pagenum int, countAll bool) (
 		orderBy += "desc"
 	}
 
-	tor, count, err = cache.Get(search, func() (tor []model.Torrent, count int, err error) {
+	tor, count, err = cache.Impl.Get(search, func() (tor []model.Torrent, count int, err error) {
 		parameters := serviceBase.WhereParams{
 			Params: make([]interface{}, 0, 64),
 		}