diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 894b5fa..b5800d5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@observablehq/plot": "^0.6.1",
+        "apicache": "^1.6.3",
         "async": "^3.2.0",
         "cookie-parser": "~1.4.4",
         "d3": "^7.8.0",
@@ -120,6 +121,14 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
     },
+    "node_modules/apicache": {
+      "version": "1.6.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/apicache/-/apicache-1.6.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jS3VfUFpQ9BesFQZcdd1vVYg3ZsO2kGPmTJHqycIYPAQs54r74CRiyj8DuzJpwzLwIfCBYzh4dy9Jt8xYbo27w==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/array-flatten": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/array-flatten/-/array-flatten-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -1764,6 +1773,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "apicache": {
+      "version": "1.6.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/apicache/-/apicache-1.6.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jS3VfUFpQ9BesFQZcdd1vVYg3ZsO2kGPmTJHqycIYPAQs54r74CRiyj8DuzJpwzLwIfCBYzh4dy9Jt8xYbo27w=="
+    },
     "array-flatten": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/array-flatten/-/array-flatten-1.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2def05d..8c63bc4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@observablehq/plot": "^0.6.1",
+    "apicache": "^1.6.3",
     "async": "^3.2.0",
     "cookie-parser": "~1.4.4",
     "d3": "^7.8.0",
diff --git a/routes/index.js b/routes/index.js
index 06a0a31..11643cb 100644
--- a/routes/index.js
+++ b/routes/index.js
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ var express = require('express');
 var router = express.Router();
 var async = require('async');
 var stats = require('../modules/data');
+var apicache = require('apicache');
 const { stat } = require('fs');
 
 const APP_TITLE = 'HAM Dashboard';
 
+let cache = apicache.middleware;
+
 let data = {
   datafreshness: 0,
   dateoflastrefresh: "2000-01-01",
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ router.get('/:env', function(req, res, next) {
 });
 
 /* GET home page. */
-router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
+router.get('/', cache('6 hours'), function(req, res, next) {
   
   async.parallel({
       objectStats: stats.getObjectStats,