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--- server_configuration:squid [2021/04/15 06:36] – david
+++ server_configuration:squid [2025/03/27 15:42] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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+====== Squid Proxy ======
+''squid'' is a popular proxy server, if one wishes to access the outside world pretending to be the droplet in wherever it is... Handy for various things.
+  - [[http://etutorials.org/Server+Administration/Squid.+The+definitive+guide/|Squid. The definitive guide - etutorials.org]]
+===== Install =====
 <code>
 apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y
 apt-get install squid3
+# Backup original configuration to file named squid.conf.factory
 cp -v /etc/squid/squid.conf{,.factory}
 </code>
-Firewall
+===== Firewall Configuration =====
 See notes under: [[server_configuration:firewall|Firewall]]
 <code>
 ufw status
 ufw allow squid
-ufw reload
 ufw status
 </code>
+===== Configure Squid =====
+View the existing squid conf (with comments/documentation cut out)
+<code>
+cat /etc/squid/squid.conf | grep -v -e '^\#' -e '^$'
+</code>
+Configure password store using apache, see docs online... I didn't set this up yet (I limited by IP).
 <code>
   apt-get install apache2-utils
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 </code>
-View the existing squid conf (with comments/documentation cut out)
+Toggle blanket allow/deny rule (debugging to see if its your rule, or your application trying to connect which isn't configured properly)
 <code>
-cat /etc/squid/squid.conf | grep -v -e '^\#' -e '^$'
+sed -i 's,http_access deny all,http_access allow all,g' /etc/squid/squid.conf
+sed -i 's,http_access allow all,http_access deny all,g' /etc/squid/squid.conf
 </code>
 <code>
-sed -i 's,http_access deny all,http_access allow all,g' /etc/squid/squid.conf
+# Add rule (BEFORE line matching sed pattern)
+sed -i '/http_access deny all/i http_access allow my_allow_ip' /etc/squid/squid.conf
+sed -i '/http_access allow my_allow_ip/i acl my_allow_ip src xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' /etc/squid/squid.conf
-sed -i 's,http_access allow all,http_access deny all,g' /etc/squid/squid.conf
+# Delete rule by sed pattern
+sed -i '/acl my_allow_ip src xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/d' /etc/squid/squid.conf
+</code>
+<code>
+# Test config
+squid -k parse
+# Refresh configuration
+squid -k reconfigure
 </code>
+===== Stopping =====
 <code>
+# Kill squid
 sudo squid -k shutdown
+# Restart Daemon: http://etutorials.org/Server+Administration/Squid.+The+definitive+guide/Chapter+5.+Running+Squid/5.5+Running+Squid+as+a+Daemon+Process/
+squid -s
+</code>
+More from: http://etutorials.org/Server+Administration/Squid.+The+definitive+guide/Chapter+5.+Running+Squid/5.8+Stopping+Squid/
+<code>
+ps aux | grep squid
+</code>
+Check cache usage:
+<code>
+sudo du -h /var/spool/
 </code>