Varbase Performance Base

The Varbase Performance Base recipe configures page caching, asset aggregation, image optimization, and other performance-related settings for Varbase sites.

Drupal.org Project

https://www.drupal.org/project/varbase_performance_base

Overview

Varbase Performance Base depends on the core/recipes/core_recommended_maintenance recipe from Drupal core, which establishes baseline performance and maintenance settings. On top of that foundation, this recipe adds advanced caching, image optimization, and cron management modules.

Included Modules

Brings in the following core and contributed modules to your site:

Module	Purpose
Internal Page Cache (in Drupal core)	Caches pages for anonymous users and can be used when external page cache is not available.
Internal Dynamic Page Cache (in Drupal core)	Caches pages, including those with dynamic content, for all users.
ImageMagick	Provides ImageMagick integration.
Image Optimize (or ImageAPI Optimize)	Define pipelines for image optimization and provide integration with core image styles.
ImageAPI Optimize WebP	Provides a WebP processor to derive webp images from other file formats.
Ultimate Cron	Runs cron jobs individually in parallel using configurable rules, pool management and load balancing.

Recipe Dependencies

Depends on the following recipes:

Recipe	Description
core_recommended_maintenance (Drupal core)	Baseline performance and maintenance settings.

Installation

Apply the recipe using Drush:

ddev drush recipe ../recipes/varbase_performance_base

This recipe is automatically applied when using the Varbase Starter recipe.