Update

app/Http/Controllers/FrontMediaController.php

@@ -8,16 +8,24 @@
 use App\Models\MemeMedia;
 use App\Services\TrackingAnalyticsService;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 
 class FrontMediaController extends Controller
 {
     public function init(Request $request)
     {
+        $skipCache = $request->input('sc') == '1';
+        $cacheKey = 'front_media_init';
+
+        if (! $skipCache && Cache::has($cacheKey)) {
+            return response()->json(Cache::get($cacheKey));
+        }
+
         $meme = Meme::with('meme_media', 'background_media')->where('status', MemeGenerator::STATUS_COMPLETED)->inRandomOrder()->first();
 
         $meme_media = MemeGenerator::getSuitableMemeMedia($meme, 15);
 
-        return response()->json([
+        $response = [
             'success' => [
                 'data' => [
                     'init' => [
@@ -28,7 +36,13 @@ public function init(Request $request)
                     ],
                 ],
             ],
-        ]);
+        ];
+
+        if (! $skipCache) {
+            Cache::put($cacheKey, $response, 300); // Cache for 5 minutes
+        }
+
+        return response()->json($response);
     }
 
     public function memes(Request $request)