# Could not allocate new session in SSL session shared cache "SSL" while SSL handshaking

**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/could-not-allocate-new-session-in-ssl-session-shared-cache-ssl-while-ssl-handshaking/21233
**Category:** trellis
**Tags:** trellis
**Created:** 2021-08-05T12:50:49Z
**Posts:** 2

## Post 1 by @strarsis — 2021-08-05T12:50:49Z

New log entries from nginx:

```
could not allocate new session in SSL session shared cache "SSL" while SSL handshaking
```

Apparently this happens when a specific nginx cache becomes too full.  
Any ways to prevent this? Increase some nginx option?

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## Post 2 by @system — 2021-09-16T12:55:42Z

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