diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index b41d7db..f07e1d1 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
     "port": 3000,
     "timestamp": "DD.MM.YYYY HH:mm:ss:SS"
   },
+  "cache": {
+    "active": true,
+    "lifetime": 15
+  },
   "log": {
     "level": "debug"
   },
@@ -11,7 +15,7 @@
     "host": "192.168.1.24",
     "port": "12101",
     "address": "/midi"
-  }, 
+  },
   "modep": {
     "host": "192.168.1.24",
     "port": 80
diff --git a/libs/cache.js b/libs/cache.js
index 47b02f5..2fc87b5 100644
--- a/libs/cache.js
+++ b/libs/cache.js
@@ -1,82 +1,134 @@
+const config = require('../config.json');
 const logger = require('./logger.js');
+const constants = require('./constants.js');
 
-var banks = undefined;
-var pedalboards = undefined;
-var defaultPedalboard = undefined;
-var currentPedalboard = undefined;
-var currentPedals = undefined;
+const active = config.cache.active;
+const lifetime = config.cache.lifetime * 60000;
+
+const cache = new Map();
+
+function isActive() {
+    return active;
+}
+
+function getLifetime() {
+    return lifetime;
+}
+
+function clear() {
+    cache = new Map();
+}
+
+function validLifetime(timestamp) {
+    if (timestamp == undefined) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if ((new Date().getTime() - timestamp) >= lifetime) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+function getValue(key) {
+    var value = cache.get(key);
+    if (value == undefined) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+    if (!validLifetime(value.timestamp)) {
+        resetValue(key)
+        return undefined;
+    }
+    return cache.get(key).data;
+}
+
+function setValue(key, value) {
+    if (!active) {
+        return;
+    }
+    logger.debug('caching \'' + key + '\'...');
+    cache.set(key, { data: value, timestamp: new Date().getTime() });
+}
+
+function resetValue(key) {
+    cache.delete(key);
+}
 
 function getBanks() {
-    return banks;
+    return getValue(constants.CACHE_BANKS);
 }
 
 function clearBanks() {
-    logger.debug('clearing bank(s)');
-    setBanks(undefined);
+    resetValue(constants.CACHE_BANKS);
 }
 
 function setBanks(value) {
-    logger.debug('caching ' + value.length + ' bank(s)');
-    banks = value;
+    setValue(constants.CACHE_BANKS, value);
 }
 
 function getPedalboards() {
-    return pedalboards;
+    return getValue(constants.CACHE_PEDALBOARDS);
 }
 
 function clearPedalboards() {
-    logger.debug('clearing pedalboard(s)');
-    setPedalboards(undefined);
+    resetValue(constants.CACHE_PEDALBOARDS);
 }
 
 function setPedalboards(value) {
-    logger.debug('caching ' + value.length + ' pedalboard(s)');
-    pedalboards = value;
-}
-
-function getDefaultPedalboard() {
-    return defaultPedalboard;
-}
-
-function clearDefaultPedalboard() {
-    logger.debug('clearing default pedalboard');
-    setDefaultPedalboard(undefined);
-}
-
-function setDefaultPedalboard(value) {
-    logger.debug('caching default pedalboard');
-    defaultPedalboard = value;
+    setValue(constants.CACHE_PEDALBOARDS, value);
 }
 
 function getCurrentPedalboard() {
-    return currentPedalboard;
+    return getValue(constants.CACHE_PEDALBOARD_CURRENT);
 }
 
 function clearCurrentPedalboard() {
-    logger.debug('clearing current pedalboard');
-    setCurrentPedalboard(undefined);
+    resetValue(constants.CACHE_PEDALBOARD_CURRENT);
 }
 
 function setCurrentPedalboard(value) {
-    logger.debug('caching current pedalboard');
-    currentPedalboard = value;
+    setValue(constants.CACHE_PEDALBOARD_CURRENT, value);
+}
+
+function getDefaultPedalboard() {
+    return getValue(constants.CACHE_PEDALBOARD_DEFAULT);
+}
+
+function clearDefaultPedalboard() {
+    resetValue(constants.CACHE_PEDALBOARD_DEFAULT);
+}
+
+function setDefaultPedalboard(value) {
+    setValue(constants.CACHE_PEDALBOARD_DEFAULT, value);
 }
 
 function getCurrentPedals() {
-    return currentPedals;
+    return getValue(constants.CACHE_PEDALS);
 }
 
-function clearCurrenPedals() {
-    logger.debug('clearing current pedal(s))');
-    setCurrentPedals(undefined);
+function clearCurrentPedals() {
+    resetValue(constants.CACHE_PEDALS);
 }
 
 function setCurrentPedals(value) {
-    logger.debug('caching ' + value.length + ' current pedal(s)');
-    currentPedals = value;
+    setValue(constants.CACHE_PEDALS, value);
+}
+
+function getInfo() {
+    return getValue(constants.CACHE_INFO);
+}
+
+function clearInfo() {
+    resetValue(constants.CACHE_INFO);
+}
+
+function setInfo(value) {
+    setValue(constants.CACHE_INFO, value);
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+    isActive,
+    getLifetime,
+    clear,
     getBanks,
     clearBanks,
     setBanks,
@@ -90,6 +142,9 @@ module.exports = {
     clearCurrentPedalboard,
     setCurrentPedalboard,
     getCurrentPedals,
-    clearCurrenPedals,
-    setCurrentPedals
+    clearCurrentPedals,
+    setCurrentPedals,
+    getInfo,
+    clearInfo,
+    setInfo
 }
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diff --git a/libs/constants.js b/libs/constants.js
index 7606088..b008d89 100644
--- a/libs/constants.js
+++ b/libs/constants.js
@@ -8,4 +8,11 @@ exports.API_PEDALBOARDS_DEFAULT = '/pedalboards/default';
 exports.API_PEDALBOARDS_CURRENT = '/pedalboards/current';
 exports.API_PEDALS = '/pedals';
 
+exports.CACHE_INFO = "info";
+exports.CACHE_BANKS = "banks";
+exports.CACHE_PEDALBOARDS = "pedalboards";
+exports.CACHE_PEDALBOARD_DEFAULT = "pedalboard_default";
+exports.CACHE_PEDALBOARD_CURRENT = "pedalboard_current";
+exports.CACHE_PEDALS = "pedals";
+
 exports.PEDALBOARD_DEFAULT = '/var/modep/pedalboards/default.pedalboard';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/info.js b/libs/info.js
index 85be06c..9809bfc 100644
--- a/libs/info.js
+++ b/libs/info.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const logger = require('./logger.js');
+const cache = require('./cache');
 const os = require('os');
 
 function getHostname() {
@@ -52,7 +53,11 @@ function getMemoryInfo() {
 }
 
 function getHostInfo() {
-    return {
+    var info = cache.getInfo();
+    if (info != undefined) {
+        return info;
+    }
+    info = {
         hostname: getHostname(),
         uptime: getUptime(),
         load: getLoadAverage(),
@@ -64,6 +69,8 @@ function getHostInfo() {
         cpu: getCpuInfo(),
         memory: getMemoryInfo()
     }
+    cache.setInfo(info);
+    return info;
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/libs/modep.js b/libs/modep.js
index c31422c..12e17e4 100644
--- a/libs/modep.js
+++ b/libs/modep.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ function getBanks() {
         if (banks != undefined) {
             return resolve(banks);
         }
+        
         // FAKE DATA
         // var fake = [{ "title": "The Button", "pedalboards": [{ "valid": true, "broken": false, "uri": "file:///var/modep/pedalboards/default.pedalboard/default.ttl", "bundle": "/var/modep/pedalboards/default.pedalboard", "title": "Default", "version": 0 }, { "valid": true, "broken": false, "uri": "file:///var/modep/pedalboards/FUZZ.pedalboard/FUZZ.ttl", "bundle": "/var/modep/pedalboards/FUZZ.pedalboard", "title": "FUZZ", "version": 1 }] }];
         // for (var index = 0; index < fake.length; index++) {