diff --git a/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/general.py b/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/general.py
index fbc2ea061..cbb95b765 100644
--- a/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/general.py
+++ b/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/general.py
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@
 
 import yaml
 
-from clp_py_utils.clp_config import CLPConfig, CLP_DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_FILE_PATH
+from clp_py_utils.clp_config import (
+    CLPConfig,
+    CLP_DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_FILE_PATH,
+    DB_COMPONENT_NAME,
+    QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME,
+    RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME
+)
 from clp_py_utils.core import (
     get_config_value,
     make_config_path_absolute,
@@ -18,12 +24,6 @@
 )
 
 # CONSTANTS
-# Component names
-DB_COMPONENT_NAME = 'db'
-QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME = 'queue'
-SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME = 'scheduler'
-WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME = 'worker'
-
 # Paths
 CONTAINER_CLP_HOME = pathlib.Path('/') / 'opt' / 'clp'
 CONTAINER_INPUT_LOGS_ROOT_DIR = pathlib.Path('/') / 'mnt' / 'logs'
@@ -240,23 +240,38 @@ def validate_db_config(clp_config: CLPConfig, data_dir: pathlib.Path, logs_dir:
     try:
         validate_path_could_be_dir(data_dir)
     except ValueError as ex:
-        raise ValueError(f"database data directory is invalid: {ex}")
+        raise ValueError(f"{DB_COMPONENT_NAME} data directory is invalid: {ex}")
 
     try:
         validate_path_could_be_dir(logs_dir)
     except ValueError as ex:
-        raise ValueError(f"database logs directory is invalid: {ex}")
+        raise ValueError(f"{DB_COMPONENT_NAME} logs directory is invalid: {ex}")
 
-    validate_port("database.port", clp_config.database.host, clp_config.database.port)
+    validate_port(f"{DB_COMPONENT_NAME}.port", clp_config.database.host, clp_config.database.port)
 
 
 def validate_queue_config(clp_config: CLPConfig, logs_dir: pathlib.Path):
     try:
         validate_path_could_be_dir(logs_dir)
     except ValueError as ex:
-        raise ValueError(f"queue logs directory is invalid: {ex}")
+        raise ValueError(f"{QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME} logs directory is invalid: {ex}")
+
+    validate_port(f"{QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME}.port", clp_config.queue.host, clp_config.queue.port)
+
+
+def validate_results_cache_config(clp_config: CLPConfig, data_dir: pathlib.Path, logs_dir: pathlib.Path):
+    try:
+        validate_path_could_be_dir(data_dir)
+    except ValueError as ex:
+        raise ValueError(f"{RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME} data directory is invalid: {ex}")
+
+    try:
+        validate_path_could_be_dir(logs_dir)
+    except ValueError as ex:
+        raise ValueError(f"{RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME} logs directory is invalid: {ex}")
 
-    validate_port("queue.port", clp_config.queue.host, clp_config.queue.port)
+    validate_port(f"{RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME}.port", clp_config.results_cache.host,
+                  clp_config.results_cache.port)
 
 
 def validate_worker_config(clp_config: CLPConfig):
diff --git a/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/start_clp.py b/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/start_clp.py
index 9deaca9f0..094054042 100755
--- a/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/start_clp.py
+++ b/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/start_clp.py
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 from clp_package_utils.general import (
     CLP_DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_RELATIVE_PATH,
     CONTAINER_CLP_HOME,
-    DB_COMPONENT_NAME,
-    QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME,
-    SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME,
-    WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME,
     check_dependencies,
     container_exists,
     CLPDockerMounts,
@@ -30,9 +26,17 @@
     validate_and_load_queue_credentials_file,
     validate_db_config,
     validate_queue_config,
+    validate_results_cache_config,
     validate_worker_config
 )
-from clp_py_utils.clp_config import CLPConfig
+from clp_py_utils.clp_config import (
+    CLPConfig,
+    DB_COMPONENT_NAME,
+    QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME,
+    RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME,
+    SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME,
+    WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME,
+)
 from job_orchestration.scheduler.constants import QueueName
 
 # Setup logging
@@ -78,16 +82,16 @@ def wait_for_database_to_init(container_name: str, clp_config: CLPConfig, timeou
                 break
             time.sleep(1)
 
-    logger.error("Timeout while waiting for database to initialize.")
+    logger.error(f"Timeout while waiting for {DB_COMPONENT_NAME} to initialize.")
     return False
 
 
 def start_db(instance_id: str, clp_config: CLPConfig, conf_dir: pathlib.Path):
-    logger.info("Starting database...")
+    logger.info(f"Starting {DB_COMPONENT_NAME}...")
 
     container_name = f'clp-{DB_COMPONENT_NAME}-{instance_id}'
     if container_exists(container_name):
-        logger.info("Database already running.")
+        logger.info(f"{DB_COMPONENT_NAME} already running.")
         return
 
     db_data_dir = clp_config.data_directory / DB_COMPONENT_NAME
@@ -128,15 +132,15 @@ def start_db(instance_id: str, clp_config: CLPConfig, conf_dir: pathlib.Path):
     subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, check=True)
 
     if not wait_for_database_to_init(container_name, clp_config, 30):
-        raise EnvironmentError("Database did not initialize in time")
+        raise EnvironmentError(f"{DB_COMPONENT_NAME} did not initialize in time")
 
-    logger.info("Started database.")
+    logger.info(f"Started {DB_COMPONENT_NAME}.")
 
 
 def create_db_tables(instance_id: str, clp_config: CLPConfig, container_clp_config: CLPConfig, mounts: CLPDockerMounts):
-    logger.info("Creating database tables...")
+    logger.info(f"Creating {DB_COMPONENT_NAME} tables...")
 
-    container_name = f'clp-db-table-creator-{instance_id}'
+    container_name = f'clp-{DB_COMPONENT_NAME}-table-creator-{instance_id}'
 
     # Create database config file
     db_config_filename = f'{container_name}.yml'
@@ -175,15 +179,15 @@ def create_db_tables(instance_id: str, clp_config: CLPConfig, container_clp_conf
 
     db_config_file_path.unlink()
 
-    logger.info("Created database tables.")
+    logger.info(f"Created {DB_COMPONENT_NAME} tables.")
 
 
 def start_queue(instance_id: str, clp_config: CLPConfig):
-    logger.info("Starting queue...")
+    logger.info(f"Starting {QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME}...")
 
     container_name = f'clp-{QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME}-{instance_id}'
     if container_exists(container_name):
-        logger.info("Queue already running.")
+        logger.info(f"{QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME} already running.")
         return
 
     queue_logs_dir = clp_config.logs_directory / QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME
@@ -234,15 +238,56 @@ def start_queue(instance_id: str, clp_config: CLPConfig):
     ]
     subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, check=True)
 
-    logger.info("Started queue.")
+    logger.info(f"Started {QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME}.")
+
+
+def start_results_cache(instance_id: str, clp_config: CLPConfig, conf_dir: pathlib.Path):
+    logger.info(f"Starting {RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME}...")
+
+    container_name = f'clp-{RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME}-{instance_id}'
+    if container_exists(container_name):
+        logger.info(f"{RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME} already running.")
+        return
+
+    data_dir = clp_config.data_directory / RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME
+    logs_dir = clp_config.logs_directory / RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME
+
+    validate_results_cache_config(clp_config, data_dir, logs_dir)
+
+    data_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+    logs_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+
+    mounts = [
+        DockerMount(DockerMountType.BIND, conf_dir / 'mongo', pathlib.Path('/') / 'etc' / 'mongo',
+                    True),
+        DockerMount(DockerMountType.BIND, data_dir, pathlib.Path('/') / 'data' / 'db'),
+        DockerMount(DockerMountType.BIND, logs_dir, pathlib.Path('/') / 'var' / 'log' / 'mongodb'),
+    ]
+    cmd = [
+        'docker', 'run',
+        '-d',
+        '--rm',
+        '--name', container_name,
+        '-u', f'{os.getuid()}:{os.getgid()}',
+    ]
+    for mount in mounts:
+        cmd.append('--mount')
+        cmd.append(str(mount))
+    append_docker_port_settings_for_host_ips(clp_config.results_cache.host, clp_config.results_cache.port, 27017, cmd)
+    cmd.append('mongo:7.0.1')
+    cmd.append('--config')
+    cmd.append(str(pathlib.Path('/') / 'etc' / 'mongo' / 'mongod.conf'))
+    subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, check=True)
+
+    logger.info(f"Started {RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME}.")
 
 
 def start_scheduler(instance_id: str, clp_config: CLPConfig, container_clp_config: CLPConfig, mounts: CLPDockerMounts):
-    logger.info("Starting scheduler...")
+    logger.info(f"Starting {SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME}...")
 
     container_name = f'clp-{SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME}-{instance_id}'
     if container_exists(container_name):
-        logger.info("Scheduler already running.")
+        logger.info(f"{SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME} already running.")
         return
 
     container_config_filename = f'{container_name}.yml'
@@ -282,16 +327,16 @@ def start_scheduler(instance_id: str, clp_config: CLPConfig, container_clp_confi
     cmd = container_start_cmd + scheduler_cmd
     subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, check=True)
 
-    logger.info("Started scheduler.")
+    logger.info(f"Started {SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME}.")
 
 
 def start_worker(instance_id: str, clp_config: CLPConfig, container_clp_config: CLPConfig, num_cpus: int,
                  mounts: CLPDockerMounts):
-    logger.info("Starting worker...")
+    logger.info(f"Starting {WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME}...")
 
     container_name = f'clp-{WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME}-{instance_id}'
     if container_exists(container_name):
-        logger.info("Worker already running.")
+        logger.info(f"{WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME} already running.")
         return
 
     validate_worker_config(clp_config)
@@ -345,7 +390,7 @@ def start_worker(instance_id: str, clp_config: CLPConfig, container_clp_config:
     cmd = container_start_cmd + worker_cmd
     subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, check=True)
 
-    logger.info("Started worker.")
+    logger.info(f"Started {WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME}.")
 
 
 def main(argv):
@@ -359,6 +404,7 @@ def main(argv):
     component_args_parser = args_parser.add_subparsers(dest='component_name')
     component_args_parser.add_parser(DB_COMPONENT_NAME)
     component_args_parser.add_parser(QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME)
+    component_args_parser.add_parser(RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME)
     component_args_parser.add_parser(SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME)
     worker_args_parser = component_args_parser.add_parser(WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME)
     worker_args_parser.add_argument('--num-cpus', type=int, default=0,
@@ -425,6 +471,8 @@ def main(argv):
             create_db_tables(instance_id, clp_config, container_clp_config, mounts)
         if '' == component_name or QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME == component_name:
             start_queue(instance_id, clp_config)
+        if '' == component_name or RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME == component_name:
+            start_results_cache(instance_id, clp_config, conf_dir)
         if '' == component_name or SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME == component_name:
             start_scheduler(instance_id, clp_config, container_clp_config, mounts)
         if '' == component_name or WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME == component_name:
diff --git a/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/stop_clp.py b/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/stop_clp.py
index 2854f5d58..d1c8c6397 100755
--- a/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/stop_clp.py
+++ b/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/stop_clp.py
@@ -6,16 +6,19 @@
 
 from clp_package_utils.general import (
     CLP_DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_RELATIVE_PATH,
-    DB_COMPONENT_NAME,
-    QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME,
-    SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME,
-    WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME,
     container_exists,
     get_clp_home,
     validate_and_load_config_file,
     validate_and_load_db_credentials_file,
     validate_and_load_queue_credentials_file
 )
+from clp_py_utils.clp_config import (
+    DB_COMPONENT_NAME,
+    QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME,
+    RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME,
+    SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME,
+    WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME
+)
 
 # Setup logging
 # Create logger
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ def main(argv):
     component_args_parser = args_parser.add_subparsers(dest='component_name')
     component_args_parser.add_parser(DB_COMPONENT_NAME)
     component_args_parser.add_parser(QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME)
+    component_args_parser.add_parser(RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME)
     component_args_parser.add_parser(SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME)
     component_args_parser.add_parser(WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME)
 
@@ -92,6 +96,9 @@ def main(argv):
             container_config_file_path = logs_dir / f'{container_name}.yml'
             if container_config_file_path.exists():
                 container_config_file_path.unlink()
+        if '' == component_name or RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME == component_name:
+            container_name = f'clp-{RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME}-{instance_id}'
+            stop_container(container_name)
         if '' == component_name or QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME == component_name:
             container_name = f'clp-{QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME}-{instance_id}'
             stop_container(container_name)
@@ -100,7 +107,7 @@ def main(argv):
             if queue_config_file_path.exists():
                 queue_config_file_path.unlink()
         if '' == component_name or DB_COMPONENT_NAME == component_name:
-            stop_container(f'clp-db-{instance_id}')
+            stop_container(f'clp-{DB_COMPONENT_NAME}-{instance_id}')
 
         if '' == component_name:
             # NOTE: We can only remove the instance ID file if all containers have been stopped.
diff --git a/components/clp-py-utils/clp_py_utils/clp_config.py b/components/clp-py-utils/clp_py_utils/clp_config.py
index fa025b0ff..daa8f887e 100644
--- a/components/clp-py-utils/clp_py_utils/clp_config.py
+++ b/components/clp-py-utils/clp_py_utils/clp_config.py
@@ -6,9 +6,17 @@
 from .core import get_config_value, make_config_path_absolute, read_yaml_config_file, validate_path_could_be_dir
 
 # Constants
+# Component names
+DB_COMPONENT_NAME = 'database'
+QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME = 'queue'
+RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME = 'results_cache'
+SCHEDULER_COMPONENT_NAME = 'scheduler'
+WORKER_COMPONENT_NAME = 'worker'
+
 CLP_DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_FILE_PATH = pathlib.Path('etc') / 'credentials.yml'
 CLP_METADATA_TABLE_PREFIX = 'clp_'
 
+
 class Database(BaseModel):
     type: str = 'mariadb'
     host: str = 'localhost'
@@ -93,6 +101,17 @@ class Scheduler(BaseModel):
     jobs_poll_delay: int = 1  # seconds
 
 
+class ResultsCache(BaseModel):
+    host: str = 'localhost'
+    port: int = 27017
+
+    @validator('host')
+    def validate_host(cls, field):
+        if '' == field:
+            raise ValueError(f'{RESULTS_CACHE_COMPONENT_NAME}.host cannot be empty.')
+        return field
+
+
 class Queue(BaseModel):
     host: str = 'localhost'
     port: int = 5672
@@ -148,8 +167,9 @@ class CLPConfig(BaseModel):
     input_logs_directory: pathlib.Path = pathlib.Path('/')
 
     database: Database = Database()
-    scheduler: Scheduler = Scheduler()
     queue: Queue = Queue()
+    results_cache: ResultsCache = ResultsCache()
+    scheduler: Scheduler = Scheduler()
     credentials_file_path: pathlib.Path = CLP_DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_FILE_PATH
 
     archive_output: ArchiveOutput = ArchiveOutput()
@@ -195,8 +215,8 @@ def load_database_credentials_from_file(self):
         if config is None:
             raise ValueError(f"Credentials file '{self.credentials_file_path}' is empty.")
         try:
-            self.database.username = get_config_value(config, 'db.user')
-            self.database.password = get_config_value(config, 'db.password')
+            self.database.username = get_config_value(config, f'{DB_COMPONENT_NAME}.user')
+            self.database.password = get_config_value(config, f'{DB_COMPONENT_NAME}.password')
         except KeyError as ex:
             raise ValueError(f"Credentials file '{self.credentials_file_path}' does not contain key '{ex}'.")
 
@@ -205,8 +225,8 @@ def load_queue_credentials_from_file(self):
         if config is None:
             raise ValueError(f"Credentials file '{self.credentials_file_path}' is empty.")
         try:
-            self.queue.username = get_config_value(config, "queue.user")
-            self.queue.password = get_config_value(config, "queue.password")
+            self.queue.username = get_config_value(config, f"{QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME}.user")
+            self.queue.password = get_config_value(config, f"{QUEUE_COMPONENT_NAME}.password")
         except KeyError as ex:
             raise ValueError(f"Credentials file '{self.credentials_file_path}' does not contain key '{ex}'.")
 
diff --git a/components/package-template/src/README.md b/components/package-template/src/README.md
index ab4136f3e..c17fc05f7 100644
--- a/components/package-template/src/README.md
+++ b/components/package-template/src/README.md
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ On the control node, run the following commands (these must be started in the
 order below):
 
 ```bash
-sbin/start-clp.sh db
+sbin/start-clp.sh database
 sbin/start-clp.sh queue
+sbin/start-clp.sh results_cache
 sbin/start-clp.sh scheduler
 ```
 
diff --git a/components/package-template/src/etc/clp-config.yml b/components/package-template/src/etc/clp-config.yml
index 56e5cffe0..3c0b94784 100644
--- a/components/package-template/src/etc/clp-config.yml
+++ b/components/package-template/src/etc/clp-config.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 #  host: "localhost"
 #  port: 5672
 #
+#results_cache:
+#  host: "localhost"
+#  port: 27017
+#
 ## Where archives should be output to
 #archive_output:
 #  directory: "var/data/archives"
diff --git a/components/package-template/src/etc/credentials.template.yml b/components/package-template/src/etc/credentials.template.yml
index 51cfcf865..54bd78321 100644
--- a/components/package-template/src/etc/credentials.template.yml
+++ b/components/package-template/src/etc/credentials.template.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## Database credentials
-#db:
+#database:
 #  user: "user"
 #  password: "pass"
 #
diff --git a/components/package-template/src/etc/mongo/mongod.conf b/components/package-template/src/etc/mongo/mongod.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..510d6ba5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/package-template/src/etc/mongo/mongod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+net:
+  bindIp: 0.0.0.0
+systemLog:
+  destination: file
+  path: /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log
+  logAppend: true
+  timeStampFormat: iso8601-local