">fi</span></a> to learn more about the external chaincode launcher feature.</p>
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<h2>State database cache for improved performance on CouchDB<a class="headerlink" href="#state-database-cache-for-improved-performance-on-couchdb" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<li><p>When using external CouchDB state database, read delays during endorsement
and validation phases have historically been