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--- server_configuration:squid [2021/04/15 07:29] – david
+++ server_configuration:squid [2021/04/15 07:41] – david
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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>
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 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 '^$'
 </code>
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   ls -l /etc/squid/passwd
   htpasswd /etc/squid/passwd david
-</code>
-View the existing squid conf (with comments/documentation cut out)
-<code>
-cat /etc/squid/squid.conf | grep -v -e '^\#' -e '^$'
 </code>
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 <code>
-# Add rule (before line matching sed pattern)
+# Add rule (BEFORE line matching sed pattern)
 sed -i '/http_access deny all/i http_access allow xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' /etc/squid/squid.conf
+# Add rule (AFTER line matching sed pattern)
+sed -i '/http_access deny all/a http_access allow xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' /etc/squid/squid.conf
 # Delete rule by sed pattern
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 </code>
+Check cache usage:
+<code>
+sudo du -h /var/spool/
+</code>